1 · Contagion

30.09.2026 · AE560930

😮 yawning

😂 laughter (e.g. Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962)

👏 applause / standing ovation

👀 looking where everybody else is looking

🌊 the stadium wave

These are useful starting examples because copying is immediately visible.

But some may be biological contagion rather than memes in Blackmore's strict sense.

30.09.2026 · AE560930

Experiment

One person suddenly looks intensely at the ceiling.How many people look too?Did information pass?Was anything learned?Would you call it a meme?