Sometimes when someone yawns, I have to yawn in a response.

Is yawning catching?

*Yawns*

Does it happen to you?

Well I just yawned when I read the title, so yes!

OMG...

Just yawned when reading the post too!!!!

:loopy: :shocked:

:( I didn't yawn sorry then again i don't sleep :cry:

Well I've debugging all night till 10 mins ago and if anyone didn't give me the yawning bug before I sure as heck have it now..

Now, where on earth did I put my bed... *thud* Zzzzzzzzzz

Yeah, yawning is catching!!! I yawn when someone else yawns on the other end of the phone :loopy:

I think it's something to do about us all originating from being in a pack (of animals), so when it is time to sleep we send the signal out that the rest of the herd should sleep too and we all wind down together and rest together.

I remember learning about this on a nature programme years ago.

I'm yawning just reading this thread!

Yawning is indeed catching, soon as one person yawns another follows suit, kinda like a Mexican yawn. Is the same with coughing during public entertainment, such as cinema, theatre or gigs. As soon as one person coughs everyone else joins in! Its okay theyve just coughed now so can I!!!
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Definately. If I see someone driving past me and they're yawning that makes me yawn. Then I wonder if I set someone else off. I wonder how far an infectious yawn can travel? :)

Yep it's a well known Jedi Mind Trick ;)

I remember seeing something about the fact that it is a learned behaviour.
A baby will yawn and make everyone else yawn, but you cannot get a baby to yawn unless they have to.
It isn't until later that they develop the automatic reaction to people nearby yawning...aparently.

saying that I remember my son was like that, and it was wierd he didn't catch it

Moon

yawning is how we draw more oxygen for the brain when tired,when in a room of people yawn will draw more oxygen from it.
This in turn will require others in the room to increase their intake of oxygen and yawn.

Originally posted by tango2
yawning is how we draw more oxygen for the brain when tired,when in a room of people yawn will draw more oxygen from it.
This in turn will require others in the room to increase their intake of oxygen and yawn.

Thats the reason in know, so I agree with you. :D

If someone nearby yawns, I can't help but yawn. That even goes for when I see my dog yawn:lol:

when one person in our calss at scholl yawns the whole class has to yawn before they can do ought next!! its really funny

its an odd phemonanan (?? sp) ]

i always yawn when somebody else yawn, its like impossible to stop tour self!!

its like when i sneeze i always sneeze four time whether i want to or not!!

Yawning is catching, of that there is no doubt. Do goldfish yawn?

they cant rember to yawn!!

why do we yawn??

Originally posted by Fletch
they cant rember to yawn!!

why do we yawn??

As stated above it's to draw more oxygen into your body when you are tired.