Symmetry

WHITCOMBE McALLISTER ROBERTcM WORTHTIHW

This slightly doctored clip from last Monday's University Challenge illustrates how the mind craves symmetry (mine at least). One writer puts it down to craving order and adds "The search for symmetry, and the emotional pleasure we derive when we find it, must help us make sense of the world around us, just as we find satisfaction in the repetition of the seasons and the reliability of friendships. Symmetry is also economy. Symmetry is simplicity. Symmetry is elegance."