Humans prefer to walk anticlockwise, scientists find – but reason is unclear
www.theguardian.com
From Spain to Japan, experiments have repeatedly shown a left-turn bias, but exact mechanic ‘is still an open question’

I got this information from an Instagram reel but ig refreshed and I lost the link before I could save it, so I googled the phenomenon and got an article that talks about it instead. The reel said that it happens in a lot of small things we don’t think about like bumper cars, ice skating, most motorsports, mosh pits, etc.

The counterclockwise favoring has even been found in some animals too!

  • YTG123@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The finding held when the researchers accounted for people being right-handed, right-footed and right-eye dominant, and was seen in both male and female walkers.

    • CatAssTrophy@safest.spaceEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Combined with it having been demonstrated in other animals, I sorta wonder if it is ingrained somewhere close to a DNA level. All known life on earth has the same handedness to their DNA (left) even though it is physically/chemically possible to have DNA strands that are righthanded. I wonder if the handedness of the DNA strands have any impact on results in emergent properties that impact the natural trend around macro-scale drifting while moving.