Why is yawning contagious?

[borris]

please explain

 

[KillahBee]

stfu n00b

 

[puddlemonkey]

please explain

Its not so much that it is contagious, its just a reaction we all have to reading KBs posts.

 

[rnch]

Its not so much that it is contagious, its just a reaction we all have to reading KBs posts.

SO true!

 

[yonkers weights]

Its not so much that it is contagious, its just a reaction we all have to reading Puddle's posts.

 

[samoth]

*yawns*

 

[yonkers weights]

*Yawn*
I just did it, now you.

 

[Gymgurl]

So why is it?

 

[musclemom]

The short answer is: Nobody knows, seriously.

 

[MichaelScott]

ask the mythbusters

 

[DannoMight]

I just yawned after reading the thread title

 

[MichaelScott]

im still yawning

 

[stephen4327]

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050309_yawnfrm.htm

 

[nimbus]

Its not so much that it is contagious, its just a reaction we all have to reading Puddle's posts.

ror!

 

[nimbus]

shit i didnt even realize puddles made the joke first. i send my lolz to him instead

 

[needtogetaas]

The short answer is: Nobody knows, seriously.

self-aware or empathetic people are more likely to catch yawns....

 

[needtogetaas]

http://www.al.com/healthfit/mobiler...rt/mobileregister/healthwise/04_307yawns.html

 

[puddlemonkey]

shit i didnt even realize puddles made the joke first. i send my lolz to him instead

damn straight, yw is moochin off my skillz

 

[MichaelScott]

he be sitting on the sidelines