>From: "Bostrom, Michael A" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Yawning Ferrets >Yawns seem to be contagious because when one person yawns, he draws in air >from the outside, thereby lowering the air pressure outside and causing a >pressure differential in any person that happens to be standing too close. Yawning is contagious because it is a visual cue. Although I find your explaination a lot more entertaining :) I can just picture a large group of ferrets inhaling frantically in an attempt to make their human yawn... -mel <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> [Posted in FML issue 2579]