Why do we find it funny when some­one falls down?

October 3, 2008

banana skin 154x300 Why do we find it funny when some­one falls down?

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In this month’s  issue of Scientific American , William F. Fry, a psychiatrist and laughter researcher at Stanford University, explains:

Every human develops a sense of humor, and everyone’s taste is slightly different. But certain fundamental aspects of humor help explain why a misstep may elicit laughter.

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Source: Scientific American

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