Snooze Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Yawning is contagious because it's all to do with evening inner ear pressures. When your ear pressures become uneven, your balance mechanism triggers a yawn action, which releases the air pressures within your inner ears and causes them to equalise. The external effect of this is to change the air pressure around you - this change in air pressure destabilises the inner ear pressures of those around you, triggering a similar reaction. Does that sound convincing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matt H Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Yawning is contagious because it's all to do with evening inner ear pressures. When your ear pressures become uneven, your balance mechanism triggers a yawn action, which releases the air pressures within your inner ears and causes them to equalise. The external effect of this is to change the air pressure around you - this change in air pressure destabilises the inner ear pressures of those around you, triggering a similar reaction. Does that sound convincing? Ive just read it again, and had to pull myself of the floor!! lol,, agh, are you for real!!!! so why dont you just yawn constanly! when some one opens a door, or when the wind moves past you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 how about this! Do an image search on google for "yawn" and see if you can fight the urge to yawn. I bet you feel sleepy, even if it doesnt manifest itself as a full blown yawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 how about this! Do a image search on google for "yawn" and see it you can fight the urge to yawn. I bet you feel sleepy, even if it doesnt manifest itself as a full blown yawn. well that blows Snoozes explanation out of the window, not sure about pressure change from a picture!! lololololol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 how very apt that Snooze should post about yawns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdavies Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Things I have read/heard on this subject: Yawns provide the deepest circulation of air in the lungs (more so than the panting from being out of puff after running for a bus). Yawns can help equalise pressure in the ears (no not that pressure causes you to yawn, simply a physiological side effect). Yawns can make your eyes water - wtf for I don't know, common fault in this model I guess Some people yawn when nervous, not tired. Yawning being contagious is in some cases thought to be due to a vestigial response to the signal to/from others in a group saying that it is time to sleep/rest. A way of synchronizing sleep patterns in said group But seriously - who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 My eyes always water when I yawn, it's embarrassing, people always think I've been crying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 My eyes always water when I yawn, it's embarrassing, people always think I've been crying. Maybe you should go to the doctors if you're so sad all the time LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Ive just read it again, and had to pull myself of the floor!! lol,, agh, are you for real!!!! so why dont you just yawn constanly! when some one opens a door, or when the wind moves past you!! hehe - I wondered if anyone would go for it - I kind of made it up on the spot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 My eyes always water when I yawn, it's embarrassing, people always think I've been crying. Ahhhhhhhh, a technical problem there I think. It seems that the air isn't making it to the brain and is instead being forced out through the eyes! Any tech wizards on here can help our Charlotte? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Ahhhhhhhh, a technical problem there I think. It seems that the air isn't making it to the brain and is instead being forced out through the eyes! Any tech wizards on here can help our Charlotte?V good thread,i need to make tea in a bit but can't pull myself away from the pc,could be midnight before we eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Ahhhhhhhh, a technical problem there I think. It seems that the air isn't making it to the brain and is instead being forced out through the eyes! Any tech wizards on here can help our Charlotte? Maybe what you need is some sort of spool device (or maybe two?) that uses the exhaust gasses to force the air into the brain at pressure. Do you have a free-flow exhaust? No cats up there, are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Maybe what you need is some sort of spool device (or maybe two?) that uses the exhaust gasses to force the air into the brain at pressure. Do you have a free-flow exhaust? No cats up there, are there? I am genuinely hurting from laughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Maybe what you need is some sort of spool device (or maybe two?) that uses the exhaust gasses to force the air into the brain at pressure. Do you have a free-flow exhaust? No cats up there, are there? This thread is getting silly:rlol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 PMSL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 PMSL!! What does that stand for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 pissing myself laughing. Get with the program dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 pissing myself laughing. Get with the program dude! Only 3 words though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I don't makeup the rules. my self = myself = MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 omg - I'm half way through a code deployment, figured I'd nip on here whilst the users test, and now I'm struggling to keep my eyes open!... (However I'd always thought it was due to a buildup of CO2 in the lungs, and yawning gives them a big flush...) (Oh, and I yawn in and out...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I honestly believe that a yawn is a kind of BOV mechanism for a woman. I saw a few of my girlfriends on the loo in the morning and it was like this: Push....Push....Push....Push.....Release, Ahhhhhhhhhhh - YAWN ..............................and yes - I was spying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I saw a few of my girlfriends on the loo in the morning and it was like this: Are you a mormon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Are you a mormon? I'll have to go and look that one up. Is it the same as a male breeding sheep (i.e. Tup) where you get the pleasure of 40 woman at a time:eyebrows: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Interesting stuff, however i dont think i can read this thread any longer, my jaw is acheing from yawning I always thought yawns were contagious because if you see someone yawn your body thinks "oi, stop nabbing all the air......i want some" and then comes the yawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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