Read a meme about opening your mouth real big? You guessed it: open your mouth real big about it.
Yawning is more about getting more oxygen in your system. Which sometimes can be for to you being sleepy and not breathing as well, but always to do with tiredness.
I think when you see someone else yawn, you do the same to make sure you’re just as on point as they are. Since more oxygen in your system means you’ll operate more efficiently.
I think that’s correct, anyway? If someone knows better, please correct me
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Snake yawns are the most cute of yawns and I will fight every one who says otherwise.
You read the word Yawn several times in a meme, guess what
Literally just yawned reading this meme, lol.
Yeah I had to yawn when I opened the comments. Yawning is really weird
My idea is that yawing helps sync our internal clocks. So, we sleep at the same time, and wake up at the same time. That way, no one is left behind when the group starts moving to the next waterhole, or feeding ground.
Except nocturnal circadian cycles were evolutionary in nature. The pack wanted someone awake at all times to protect from predators.
I can yawn with my mouth closed.
You can stifle a yawn with your mouth closed. It isn’t a proper yawn if your mouth isn’t open.
When a baby is crying on an airplane during takeoff or landing, I visibly and audibly yawn in front of them on purpose, so they catch the yawn and pop their ears.
You’re supposed to stay in your seat during take off and landing. Please, remain in your seat. Why do you keep getting out of your seat and silently scream at the babies?!
Who says you have to get out of your seat?
How to tell if your baby is a sociopath with this one simple trick. For this trick you’ll need: a baby, a stranger, an airplane, and the power to suspend all critical thinking.
that is genius
What’s that? You’re not tired and you haven’t seen anyone open their mouth big, but you read about a hypothetical person opening their mouth big? Bad news…
Luckily I managed to cover my yawn but keeping my lips/teeth together but opened up the inside of my mouth. Think I got away with it.
Careful, I literally pulled my neck last week doing that
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You’re not tired, but you saw a post about yawning? Well, guess what.
You are now yawning manually.
What? You’re hungry? Well, I’ll just make you yawn
Wtf
Just reading this made me yawn.
same! what is this WITCHERY!?1
oh gods dammit fuck aaaaall y’aaaaaall.
Yawn
You are all now breathing manually.
Also you’re all now aware that your tongue is never fully relaxed in your mouth.
If it was, you’d swallow it.
No, you wouldn’t. It’s physically impossible to swallow your tongue, given that it’s anchored to your mouth. Without cutting the lingual frenulum, it can’t happen.
The tounge muscle is always tensed one way or another. Whilst it wouldn’t slip all the way down your gullet to be digested in your stomach it when fully relaxed, which only happens when unconscious (not asleep) there is a risk that it can slip back and block your throat passage. This phenomenon is known as “swallowing your tongue” on the multiple basic first aid courses I have attended as a thing you check for when rendering first aid to someone that’s unconscious: check for blocked air passages and remove visible blockages including the tongue if it has slipped back.
Nope.
Co2
Isn’t the leading theory that yawning is more about cooling down the brain temp rather than a lack of oxygen or buildup of CO2?
Yeah, you are correct. There are several reasons. :)
Which does nothing to explain why it’s “contagious”.
I thought the idea was that back when we were in settlements, keeping watch out into the dark, the yawn would happen to a sentry if nothing was going on and would subconsciously signal to other humans, even the watch dogs that " nothing is going on, all is well" then spreading throughout the camp as sort of a psychic link, literally conveying information at the speed of light to anyone who can see you.
At least that’s what some article I read had to say about it
I’d say for empathy and humans showing connection by yawning when others do.
