Apparently, everyone's sense of direction is like Zoro's

[c_callosum]

From an article at Science News: "People making travel plans may unwittingly heed a strange rule of thumb - southern routes rule. In a new experiment, volunteers chose paths that dipped south over routes of the same distance that arched northward, perhaps because northern routes intuitively seem uphill and thus more difficult, researchers suggest

Comments

[quarantineabra]

So it's just an instinctual thing?

[c_callosum]

Yup. Well, it must be learned to some extent, from actually seeing maps and knowing that up on a map means north. (Presumably people in ancient China would have associated south with up, since their maps had south at the top, for example.) But after that the brain takes over and makes the unconscious association between north and up. Zoro just lets his unconscious brain take over a bit too completely...

[quarantineabra]

That sounds like Zoro. xD

[dandywonderous]

LOL!!! I love it!!!

Don't worry, I do that, too. XP

[c_callosum]

Glad you liked it :-)

I totally have One Piece on my brain. Halp!

[sybile]

Haha that's hilarious~ My first thought upon reading this would have been about Zoro too, so you're not alone X3

I aslo read not long ago that without a compass or really obvious landmarks, everyone naturally go in circles if they try to go straight in one direction. So Zoro is a little bit more normal (except when his powers of lost defy the laws of physic)

[c_callosum]

Yes, I think you're right. Once they have landmarks they're fine though. Unless they're Zoro. I think Zoro's problem is that he spontaneously teleports and doesn't realise it's happening :-)

[zelda_addict]

XD Studies like this make me feel slightly better about my lack of an internal compass!

Were north and south the only options, or were there subjects meandering off to east and west? (That would be me...)

[c_callosum]

Heh. Zoro, is that you??

I think they had a free choice of paths and there was no east-west bias...only north-south.

[slowsunrise]

Yay! Studies, you are my beeest friend! Butdoes this explain why I still get lost on my way to the cafeteria in the school I've attended for two years now?

[c_callosum]

Yes it does. You're Zoro. Congratulations!

[mishagirl]

I did this yesterday with Sanji. I was watching some burger cook off on tv and a guy from India was using Gran marasa(?). And suddenly I was saying out loud "the kid sure has the nose." I realized that I was suddenly in that Sanji filler ep where he passively teaches the kid how to make curry.

[c_callosum]

Haha! I'm not alone!