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How Laughter Affects Every Part of Your Body

rd.com — Early laughter researcher William Fry found that it took ten minutes on his rowing machine to elevate his heart rate to the same level provided by a good belly laugh...

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  • slashpslayer, on 04/05/2008, -3/+16this is why i look at i can has cheezburger at least once a day.
  • balibones, on 04/05/2008, -1/+17Ever since I got XM radio and started listening to raunchy stand-up comedy on my commute, I am no longer bothered by traffic. :-)
  • DeskFlyer, on 04/05/2008, -0/+12LOL!
  • kensavage, on 04/05/2008, -0/+10ROFLMAO and stuff
  • ChristophyBrown, on 04/05/2008, -0/+19Dave Chappelle saved my life.
  • fearlessfx, on 04/05/2008, -0/+19So jolly fat people don't exist?
  • nietzche, on 04/05/2008, -2/+14is it just me or does this article get written by someone different every week? ok, laughing is good for you, we get it.
  • DirtPile, on 04/05/2008, -0/+2Aaaaaand scene.
  • SmellyFingers, on 04/05/2008, -0/+9I notice I laugh more than usual when I'm a little nervous. Seems to relax me.
  • Dylson, on 04/05/2008, -1/+8Digg's comment system makes me laugh.
    • DeskFlyer, on 04/05/2008, -0/+12Digg's comment system makes me cry.
    • KMartSheriff, on 04/05/2008, -0/+5Digg's comment system changed my life.
    • chikoos, on 04/05/2008, -0/+2I agree with you. Sometimes its more interesting than the article itself. Today this comment in digg makes me laugh everytime I read it.
      "Yup, my wife's parents are blindly in love with Bush. One time we were eating dinner with them when my mother in law stated "she thinks bush is attractive". I almost spit my food and drink across the table at the shock of what my ears just endured. Absolutely crazy in my mind, they are consumed by the entertainment as nestcrw stated."
      posted by stan205 - (Historians See Bush As Worst President Ever)
  • beankitty, on 04/05/2008, -0/+3Okay because this is news right? Haven't we known this ***** for years? decades?
  • Diderotten, on 04/05/2008, -0/+4Reader's Digest!!?!?!?
    • MSweerts, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1That was my first reaction. Then I realized that it was an involuntary, knee-jerk type reaction. Then I asked myself, Why was that my reaction? The answer for me peersonally (not necessarily for you) was that I had a prejudice against Readers Digest articles that made me feel superior and therefore supported my idea that I am somehow better than others. Then I realized that this is just a distraction that my ego uses to keep me ffrom being present and understanding things better. So I decide to release that negative prejudice and allow an article for Readers Digest to enter my life without judgement. This made me laugh, and I felt better. Life is sometimes not what you thought it would be...
    • mikephimikephi, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1Hey, as Homer says... "The whole things fits neatly into your pocket" *rips pocket*
  • Encablossa, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2I usually go to urban dictionary for a laugh..
    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Por ...
  • andywebb95, on 04/05/2008, -1/+4Good info and in the hopes of helping people laugh here are a some funny (but crude) vids to share.
    Language is NSFW.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNmBfVfVpMA
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04cps_brPEQ
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vGNlbBFuk4

    and a clean one

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLAzJi_omSU&feature ...

  • Adam420, on 04/05/2008, -1/+1See, us stoners can get a good workout too!
    • duggdowncatisad, on 04/05/2008, -0/+0you need it too with all the carbs in those munchies
  • JaqMs, on 04/05/2008, -2/+1I get a boner every time I laugh, no matter what the topic is.
  • duke1981, on 04/05/2008, -1/+1Why do we need to do research on happiness when it should be so obvious?
  • brownsound00, on 04/05/2008, -1/+4this comment is completely useless and unnecessary.
  • OneLess, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1Why is that woman holding a Reader's Digest to her forehead?
  • Jovensdesciple, on 04/05/2008, -0/+2I know that if i laugh too hard it makes me pee a little.
  • dorkino, on 04/05/2008, -0/+2How does this affect my penis?
  • mikephimikephi, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1"Maybe we laugh because we're pleased as punch that we're not actually getting beaten or killed."

    If I had a nickel for everytime...
  • JayKeaton, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1Maybe William Fry isn't a good example, because most of the world would take less than a minute on a rowing machine to get their poor hearts rate up to a high level.
  • Ocelot13, on 04/05/2008, -1/+1whats all this chocolate on your face...*****!
    chocolate? this is doo doo baby!
  • rd3k, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhizo7KrZrw
    This made me laugh, a lot. In fact, it gets funnier every time I watch it.
  • Cookie89, on 04/05/2008, -0/+0DUGG for that Thought-Food at the end about little kids addicted to wanting to play stupid games... ill remember this one day when my brats are being stupid ill tie them to a chair and gag them... maybe thats just how i LULZ
  • lornali, on 04/05/2008, -0/+0I do agree with the article. Very interesting!
  • HomieG6189, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1I'm one of those people that laugh at everything. It seems, however, I laugh at things I shouldn't. Kid hits a mailbox on bike? I laugh. Girl says I have cramps. I laugh.

    THIS is why I always get in trouble.
  • ChewieNine, on 04/05/2008, -0/+0This is why I have been able to stay skinny. But this has also bee a stressful semester so I've gain 5 pounds.
  • dorveycheg10, on 05/05/2008, -0/+0http://www.epinions.com/user-cialis_online/show_~V ...
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