# Is it possible for humans to walk in a straight line?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 6, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-humans-to-walk-in-a-straight-line/598839 "2011-10-06T23:44:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-humans-to-walk-in-a-straight-line/598839/41 "2011-10-17T16:38:15Z")

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> [@SirRay](#):
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> Actually the runway was for the driving (golf cart) test - walking was done in a field (which was a bit odd, as it was a grassy field, and while mostly level, probably had some bumps and dips in it - walking along the relatively smooth runway would have been better (unless the concrete slab joints could be readily felt by the walker, thereby acting as a guide).

That’s right…it was a field for the walking test…thanks for the correction.

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**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-humans-to-walk-in-a-straight-line/598839/42 "2011-10-17T23:04:36Z")

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> [@SirRay](#):
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> None-the-less, this Mythbusters episode did in fact address the OP’s question very well, and the answer is NO (as confirmed as anything can be on Mythbusters with a sample size of…2 - they should have at least gotten the build team, and maybe some students from the local schools - which they have done before - e.g. the Archimedes Mirror ‘death ray’ againt a wood-ship invasion - and with a quick montage showed us that a large sample of people can’t walk straight blindfolded)

At least they did try multiple times each (I think it was three) to show that a person isn’t even consistent with how they wander.

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