Scientists have attempted to explain the human urge to turn left and walk anticlockwise, as highlighted in a recent report. While the report claimed no one knows the reason, readers have pointed to historical research.
Historical Research on Anticlockwise Movement
Raphaël Dubois, a 19th-century French professor of physiology, discovered a phenomenon he called the "antikinetic gyratory movement," caused by Earth's rotation. During the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris, he observed visitors tending to walk anticlockwise. Before World War I, he applied this theory to migration and war, as documented by Dr Peter van den Dungen in a 1986 article in Peace & Change.
Reader Perspectives
Ian Henderson, a left-handed person from Nottingham, notes he naturally walks clockwise in crowds, often avoiding hold-ups in theme parks and museums. Patrick Billingham from Brighton wonders if research has been conducted south of the equator. Gail Hebert from Tenterden jests that boomers head for first class.
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