If you get lost in the forest, why can’t you make a 180 degree turn and walk back?
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When you’re walking through a dense forest or any area with uneven terrain, vegetation, and other obstacles, your path is not perfectly straight. You naturally curve and adjust your direction to go around obstacles or to find easier paths. This means that when you turn around and start walking back, you won’t be retracing your exact steps. Instead, you’ll end up on a parallel path that is slightly different from your original path.
As you continue walking on this new path, you might not realize that you’re actually moving alongside your original path, and you might not reach the point where you entered the forest in the first place. This can make it difficult to find your way out, even though you’re technically walking in the opposite direction.
Additionally, the forest environment can be disorienting, with similar-looking trees and features all around, making it challenging to keep track of your exact location and direction.
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