The Human Test

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JustinR
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That was funny.
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dfwmtx wrote:
Greg wrote:
Netpackrat wrote:I don't get it. :|
Yawning is contagious. Nobody is entirely sure why.
Yawning relieves air pressure on the inner ear. When one person yawns, it relieves pressure upon their inner ear, thus causing the inner ear air pressure in others nearby to raise, which in turn causes them to yawn.
That's a joke, right?
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I guess there are two of us, now.
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Old Grafton
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It's OK. It's been studied by the usual suspects--shrinks, etc.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/c ... s-yawn.htm
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