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Reply	neo says: It would be because of the left half of the human body is slightly heavier than the right because of the heart and when running anticlockwise, the body would tend to very slightly incline towards the left, which could be an advantage while running anticlockwise  (no votes) Tags: unanswered, domestic science, human body.
	posted on 2008-10-30 17:52:00 | Report abuse

Reply	Jim Mansfield says: Why would the heart make the left side of the body heavier than the right side. Most organs in the body have about the same density as water.  (no votes) Tags: unanswered, domestic science, human body.
	posted on 2008-10-30 19:37:00 | Report abuse Reply ponderer says: and another point to be noted is that the left lung is smaller than the right lung to accomodate space for the heart.  (no votes) Tags: unanswered, humanbody, domesticscience. posted on 2011-01-24 09:19:47 | Report abuse Reply ponderer says: .  (no votes) Tags: unanswered, humanbody, domesticscience. posted on 2011-01-24 09:20:46 | Report abuse

Reply	Anonymous says: My guess is historical accident. An arbitrary choice that has been copied over and over again (probably with some exceptions).As for the second answer, it's worth noting that some languages are read right to left -- there's no inherent preference for left to right, just experience with the local language.  (no votes) Tags: unanswered, domestic science, human body.
	posted on 2008-10-30 19:51:00 | Report abuse

Reply	Karl says: Because if you ran clockwise the lane numbers would be upside down, which might confuse the runners.  (no votes) Tags: unanswered, domestic science, human body.
	posted on 2008-10-30 20:06:00 | Report abuse

Reply	Brian says: The same question might be asked about running bases in baseball, the board game Monopoly, etc.  (1 vote) average rating:2 Tags: unanswered, domestic science, human body.
	posted on 2008-10-30 20:13:00 | Report abuse

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