Humans prefer to walk anticlockwise, scientists find – but reason is unclear

[giuliomagnifico]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/10/humans-prefer-to-walk-anticlockwise-scientists-find-reason-unclear

[alamortsubite]

If most people are right-handed, and right-handed people tend to have larger left feet, then couldn't the difference in foot mass account for the tendency to turn left? The article says the researchers considered biomechanics, but didn't elaborate.

Seems like it'd be easy to test.

[yawpitch]

Well that’s sinister.