YAWN

I have always wanted to write about "Yawn"

The English dictionary defines it as "to open the mouth wide and take a deep breath usually as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom"

Well the funny definition has always been "An honest opinion openly expressed"

The medical dictionary defines it as "Involuntary opening of the mouth, often caused by suggestion. Yawning is characterized by breathing inward, then outward. Repeated yawning is often a sign of drowsiness. It may also sometimes be a sign of depression"

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Well I actually came across this belief someday that on yawing loudly there is every chance that one's soul can escape from one's body.

Hee hee !!! Sounds funny to me..

Well that's obviously not true and I am sure this belief has come up to avoid noisy and lengthy yawns.

Why is it that I am writing on "YAWN" ??

It is indeed an honest opinion of the kind of work I am currently doing at my laboratory – eagerly waiting for results.

Well in the mean time, in order to avoid yawns in front of my supervisor I have this wonderful opportunity to write on it.

I have come across a zillion people with a zillion different ways of yawning.

There is this category of people who yawn out loudly, so loudly that he or she can wake up a sleeping neighbour.

It must be so irritating for teachers to see kids yawing in the middle of the physics class. To be frank, I was one such kid. I used to have my physics class every day after lunch break. My mom made sure she packed heavy lunch for me and I could never ever make an honest attempt to stay awake, especially after having curd rice for lunch at 1pm in the afternoon. I can still remember the plight of my teachers. Well this used to be the case with almost every other student. It used to be only first bench students who would nearly stay awake. Surprisingly after the class there is no yawning, no drowsiness and no sleep. Hee hee hee

Yawn can be s contagious. There are times when I have yawned when a person on the other end of the telephone line has yawned. Even more stupid when there is someone yawning in the television. Well all these could have been coincidental. However it is funny, that have the capacity to yawn continuously for more that 10 – 15mins until I drop dead on my bed. Tears roll down uncontrollably and I just can't stay awake even for a second.

I still remember in my degree class, even if one student yawn the whole class would yawn, one after the other.

Surprisingly I did yawn as I was writing this.. (An honest opinion of what I have been writing.. hee hee ) I know this is a boring topic. But it indeed is my best time pass.

Well what other incidents do I remember on yawn? I wonder how team leaders react to yawning at a team meeting. I wonder how an executive can stay awake for hours during a presentation. I wonder how can, one control his or her yawn during mediation. I bet I can't. Frankly I can never mediate without going off to sleep. LOL hee hee

Well I did come across certain interesting facts about yawning that I would like to share with you here.

Interesting Yawning Facts

• The average yawn lasts about six seconds.

I wonder if there is anyone who has done it for more than 6 seconds. I would like to time my yawn the next time.

• Your heart rate can rise as much as 30 percent during a yawn.

Woah, so if one suppresses the yawn it could be dangerous.

• 55 percent of people will yawn within five minutes of seeing someone else yawn.

A chain reaction - Why can't we have yawn chains just like human chains? Wouldn't that be interesting.

• Blind people yawn more after hearing an audio tape of people yawning.

That is but obvious. So it is not coincidental that one can create a chain reaction of yawn over the telephone.

• Reading about yawning will make you yawn.

Did you guys yawn on reading this piece of article?

Do let me know about the same.