If you get lost in the forest, why can’t you make a 180 degree turn and walk back?

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If you get lost in the forest, why can’t you make a 180 degree turn and walk back?

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The definition of Lost is that you don’t have anybreference to where anything is, so a 180 degree turn wouldn’t accomplish anything in terms of orienting you.

There’s a good myth busters episode where they show what being blindfolded does to orientation and spacial awareness and explore some survival techniques to maintain orientation.