TV teaches us soooo much!
Hey,
I watched a TV program about it a little while ago actually. They did numerous experiments and stuff, like actually rigging a machine to brush a feather up a sole and stuff, and that seemed to work better than doing it by hand.
But what they concluded was that, while you can actually tickle yourself and get a decent response, it's better if others do it to you - and you get the best response. The reason they gave for this is a psychological one. They said that tickling is a social thing, you know? Apparently rats and chimps tickle each other to show affection. Well I don't know how that relates to the experiences of the rest of you but I know that I feel a lot nicer when tickled by someone else! Yeah, I can tickle myself but it's not half as effective as someone else tickling me.
Cheers gang, Moondog 😀