These boots were made for walking...in circles

Today I came across NPR's Vimeo page and encountered one of this planet's most ancient mysteries...


A Mystery: Why Can't We Walk Straight? from NPR on Vimeo.

I don't know if this was always intended to be animated, but I think the animation adds a great dimension to what's already a very interesting piece.  One of the commenters made a good point when he asked if it wouldn't be all the more astounding if we could actually walk in a straight line while blindfolded.  I don't have a good answer to that...perhaps it's in our nature to be mysterious...or at least drawn to mysteries.  Maybe that's why there are so many conspiracy theories or why people are attracted to confidence and chutzpah.  Is it because people with those traits seem like they have all the answers?...or is it possibly because people like that are often surrounded by chocolate? It's true, look it up. There's a proportional rise in world-wide cocoa production that matches the rise in global cults and y'know dictators. You can't make that up...