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A Mystery: Why Can’t People Walk in a Straight Line?

Try as you might, you can’t walk in a straight line without a visible guide point, like the Sun or a star. You might think you’re walking straight, but as NPR’s Robert Krulwich reports, a map of your route would reveal you are doomed to walk in circles.

So, anyone here care to explain the reason why human beings can’t walk in a straight line?

[Via Reddit]

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