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Why You Can't Tickle Yourself

livescience.com — The human brain anticipates unimportant sensations, such as your own touch, so it can focus on important input like, say, a tarantula crawling up your neck.

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  • xodex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I can tickle myself, But I also know how to stop myself from having the urge to laugh. So.... ummm yeah.
  • cquinnd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I can tickle myself, I just find it really hard to sneak up on me.
  • antisthenex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Actually, I can tickle myself, but it's just not as good. It's kinda like jerking-off.
  • gbm85, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0A 6-year-old could figure this out. +LAME

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