Circular Tour

August 28, 2007 · Print This Post Print This Post · Email This Post Email This Post


It has often been observed that individuals lost in a Desert will set off with the intention of walking in a straight line but will eventually return to their starting point. Why is this?

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  1. Wade the Fade on August 28th, 2007 8:59 am

    One leg is usually little longer/shorter then the other.

    Also, heat rising from the desert will distort the horizon making it seem you are walking toward the object when it can actually be far to the left/right.

  2. Chad Webb on August 28th, 2007 10:55 am

    easy one

  3. Wade the Fade on August 28th, 2007 1:06 pm

    Yeah, gotta be quick on the draw. Good thing I grew up next to Death Valley and learned this in school.

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