QI XL Series H Episode 13 - Holidays Pt 3 of 3

[DODODADATUMTEETAAA]

Duke is Westminster comment was hilarious :)

[ReneeMauriceOriginal]

Whoa that buzzer surprised me - everyone had been so knowledgeable throughout the episode, I'd almost forgotten about the buzzers! 

[FlagshipMartin]

@jolarti No one really knows why.

[jolarti]

So: -why- do people get back to the place where they started within 66 feet??

[hackclaces]

@jolarti they explained it in the movie "flight of the phoenix" i think it has something to so with 2 legs not being same length or not same strenght or something, if you can see the movie, its a cool scene where they explain it :)

Ow never mind, ive been so kind to find the scene for you :)

/watch?v=I8IPSxPRnb8

start watching from 1 min 50 seconds

[MrMyrkridian]

@hackclaces that's something of a popular myth, we actually have no idea why people tend to wander in circles. people don't wander in literal circles, they just kind of meander in criss-crossing paths without a directional bias, and what little we know about it seems to be more related to our brains than anything physical. also, this behavior stops if people have a point of reference, like stars or a landmark.

[Arenlor]

They missed the whole rivers thing.