Humans prefer to walk counter-clockwise, scientists find

We Humans Tend to Walk Counter-Clockwise

If you've ever felt like you naturally drift a certain way while walking, a team of Spanish physicists has some news: Virtually everyone seems to try the same way. In a...

Humans prefer to walk counter-clockwise, scientists find - but no one knows why

A new study published Wednesday in Nature Communications has found that humans have a surprising tendency to walk in an counter-clockwise direction and researchers still aren’t entirely sure why.

Scientists Discovered Something Strange About People's Walking Habits. Do You Do This Too?

Whatever you call the act of moving against the natural flow of a clock’s hands—counterclockwise or anticlockwise—there’s a decent chance you prefer moving that way too. According to a new study published in Nature Communications and reported by The New York Times, researchers have found that people across the world, regardless of age and background, all have a natural tendency to drift to the left, a.k.a. moving counterclockwise, when they wand…

Humans Have A Strong Tendency To Walk Counterclockwise, But Scientists Have No Idea Why

The team has put forward several possible explanations – some wilder than others.

Researchers Accidentally Discover That Humans Prefer to Turn Counterclockwise. But They Still Have No Idea Why

The effect transcends factors like culture, gender and handedness, causing the scientists, who were initially studying social distancing behavior, to scratch their heads