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Submitted by L_Blunt on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:36pm

Why are yawns so contagious? If I see somebody yawn or am talking about yawning I always end up yawning. Some of you may be yawning right now just reading this. I have never understood that at all.

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Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:30pm

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Sat, 02/26/2011 - 2:34am

AyoNikkAY Says:

NO LIE, as I was waiting for this to load I yawned.
GTFO of my mind, man!

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 9:28pm

coconuthead Says:

Your mom yawned while she was waiting for my load OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH
It's a joke. We like to have fun here.

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:12pm

pickofdestiny Says:

Sounds a lot like Penn State. I'm joking. We like to have fun here.

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:41pm

Kermit_da_Frogg Says:

coconut head, youre my favorite highdea-commenter. hands down

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 12:00am

Codstoner Says:

....2 penn state coaches walk into a butt.

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 2:16am

RonPaul420Rap Says:

When I read your post, I thought it said "waiting for this load", as in waiting for some dude to ejaculate. lol

Fri, 03/04/2011 - 9:53pm

cisco_kid Says:

lmao I just yawned. Damn it.

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 9:34pm

NorthernToker Says:

Damn it all. I just did too haha

Tue, 11/29/2011 - 4:51am

GanjaGirl_420 Says:

haha ive been asking myself that question for years

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 2:52am

kate515 Says:

i yawned. haahah

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 2:53am

Bong_Appétit Says:

some people think it's survival based. I see you take in a larger amount of oxygen and subconsciously compete with you for that oxygen wrongly assuming there's only so much to go around.

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 1:03am

Per1phery Says:

It's actually because our brains are lacking oxygen, which explains why we usually only yawn when we're bored or tired. And whenever someone sees someone else yawn, it's as if they feel their brain needs oxygen, too. It's like a domino placebo effect.

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 8:21pm

Val Says:

Its due to Mirror Neurons. Its basically the same principle as why when someone smiles you feel like smiling too

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:25pm

Per1phery Says:

Speaking of mirrors, if you saw yourself yawn if front of a mirror, would you keep yawning until you looked away?

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 12:16am

Dwait Says:

Trippy thought haha

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 8:32pm

stonerjaine Says:

i just yawned , hehe :)

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 9:13pm

StupidName Says:

I just yawned.
and i do believe Val is correct

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 9:27pm

HeyIt'sHunter00 Says:

dude i just yawned too. niceee

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 9:28pm

HP-13Hoarder Says:

You know the thing that is more contagious then yawning? SMILING:D

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 9:44pm

greentwentys Says:

i yawned haha

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 9:47pm

beach_bum_84 Says:

for some reason, no matter how bad i need to i can never yawn stoned

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:05pm

bongrip Says:

its a worldwide epidemic.

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:07pm

brutis Says:

you made me yawn and now my eyes are all watery and glassy. you beesterd (pronounce it like peter griffin).

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 12:29am

ThePoeticVoice Says:

I thought I was the only one.

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:08pm

mattymat2bby4 Says:

i smack people in the face when they yawn and go "stop it... stop it"

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:45pm

emilyelizabeth☮ Says:

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:11pm

jenkinsdankins Says:

Dude I know, my fuckn dog yawned today and it made me yawn.

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:34pm

ModernJester Says:

I wish sneezes were. Sneezes feel so much better.

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:38pm

XGanjaBunniesX Says:

Im bein strait out serious, i just fucking yawned :D

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:44pm

HERBASAURS Says:

I yawned.:o

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:45pm

emilyelizabeth☮ Says:

i legit just yawned

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 12:10am

dayfox Says:

it works with cats too :]

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 3:15am

redheadsmoker93 Says:

I once read that yawning was a leftover primal way of communication. Like, it used to be a way of linkning up to the people around you. It was fuckin' crazy.