Why do we have one foot bigger than the other? Detailed answer

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Why do we have one foot larger than the other?

You've probably noticed that when you buy shoes and someone measures your feet, it turns out that one foot is larger than the other. Why is this so, if the legs do exactly the same job? This is due to the fact that our body is asymmetrical, that is, its left and right halves are not the same. You can see this for yourself with a few examples. If you look in the mirror at your face, you will notice that the right half of the face is more developed than the left. The right cheek protrudes more, and the mouth, eye and ear are more clearly defined. The same applies to the whole body. The legs are not equal in strength and dexterity.

The heart is on the left, and the liver is on the right, so the inside of the body is asymmetrical. As a result of this, our skeleton develops somewhat unevenly. And this small difference has a huge impact on our actions. The uneven development of the body causes us to walk unevenly.

As a result of this, in those moments when we cannot see anything, for example, during a snowstorm, fog, or blindfolded, we will walk in circles. The same applies to animals, whose body structure is also asymmetrical. And if someone drives a car blindfolded, then in the end he will also start driving in circles!

If we take an interest in the question of right-handed and left-handed people, then here we will encounter something curious. Ninety-six percent of all people are right-handed. But the reason for this is not the asymmetry of the body, but the asymmetry of the brain. The left half of the brain controls the right half of the body, and vice versa. Since the left half of the brain dominates the right half, this makes the right half of the body more mobile, and most of us are right-handed!

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