2006-10-11 05:02:07 · 20 answers · asked by Kyle A 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Ooooh i know this one! It was on the tv show QI - it's a psychological thing....when someone yawns our mind thinks that there is not enough oxygen in the air and then we yawn ourself to get more! Thats the theory...
2006-10-11 05:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by Naomi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard it's a sign of empathy. If you don't yawn when you see someone else yawn you have no connection to them whatsoever.
2006-10-11 12:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by Meredith M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i understand that yawning means we're not getting enough oxygen and it's a sensible response to yawn as well if a nearby person seems oxygen deprived but how does that cross species? we can make dogs yawn, why?
2006-10-11 12:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by miniegg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You yawn cause you have a shortage of oxygen to the brain so when you see that some one else is yawning there is a lack of oxygen to there brain so you yawn!! think there is a lack of oxygen to your brain!!!DID YOU kNOw??when you sneeze you loose brain cells!!!!
2006-10-11 12:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by hineycone1987 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are identifying with the same boredom (or tiredness) as the person we see yawn.
2006-10-11 12:04:08 · answer #5 · answered by Wendy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that your subconscious can communicate with other life form's subconscious ??
An example is body language. If you work in an environment with a lot of people around.....Pay attention to their posture and their dialogue at the same time.
2006-10-11 12:20:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz yawning is a chain...that's we yawn whenever someone around us yawns.....
2006-10-11 12:04:58 · answer #7 · answered by puff j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just yawned when i read this question... weird
2006-10-11 12:10:43 · answer #8 · answered by fAhAd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The theory is because it makes us tired or we feel sympathetic for them, a trigger. But It is because we are not getting enough oxygen to our lungs,..therefore longer breathes...Yawning.
cheers
2006-10-11 12:04:56 · answer #9 · answered by scully_22ps 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Showing comradeship?
2006-10-11 12:13:43 · answer #10 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋