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My car does... let go of the steering wheel and I'm into the wall in seconds. I think I need a realignment! >_<

Not exactly relevant to what I was talking about... I believe we're talking here about people walking in circles when they are lost and there for have no reference point of where they are going....

I always like to think of the human brain as a really, really powerful CPU that doesn't have it's heatsink applied correctly. Add a little excess heat, moisture, shake it up a bit and it loses it's...

...but that's the point, our mind has no means of compensating for it if we have no target or focus point. You're trying to say that these are all movie concepts to add tention to a plot, but it's...

Honestly, though... that second part was pure speculation and I'd like to know if you find a more scientific answer to this.

To clarify on h3ro's explanation.

All humans, like with their hands, have a dominant leg that takes longer and stronger strides than the other leg. With no reference point to walk towards our...