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Nearly Everyone, Everywhere, Veers Left When Walking(nytimes.com)
31 points by mhb a day ago | 7 comments
larsmaxfield a day ago | parent | next [-]

I wonder if axial twist theory is playing a role:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_twist_theory

tim333 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is why, speaking as a Brit, that driving on the left makes sense. You can keep turning left without crossing the center of the road.

e40 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Gift link

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/science/humans-walking-ve...

m0llusk a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Reminds me of Karel the robot.

pseudohadamard 14 hours ago | parent [-]

Reminds me of Rammstein, who wrote an entire song about this effect ("links" -> "left" in German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph-CA_tu5KA

RetroTechie a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Paywalled? ("please wait while we verify access")

aaron695 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

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