Look away
You know when you're walking towards someone and you both move in the same direction to get past each other, and then you do it again, and then you smile and laugh nervously while trying to work out how to get past each other? This is down to a natural reaction to mirror other people's actions.

To avoid it - deliberately look away from the other person. You won't see them move so your brain won't play some stupid trick on you, and they will assume (rightly) that you're not going to move out of their way so it's up to them to jump the right way.

On the other hand, do remember to look forwards again afterwards, otherwise you will walk into a lamp-post, or dog shit, or something.
(Smale is stuffed, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 15:32, 8 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Alternatively
Simply punch them in the face, and scream "GET OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY!" for extra lols.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 15:50, Reply)

As much as a I love the polkadodge...
this is an excellent solution...
(SimianKid internet faffer, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 16:08, Reply)

Just walk on the left
or right, depending which country you are in.
(Spamuel, Tue 5 Apr 2011, 1:06, Reply)

An interesting experiment involving Birthdays.
This then raises interesting issues about the Birthday Paradox, and the fraction of b3tans in the population.
(speedevil, Tue 5 Apr 2011, 14:53, Reply)

What happens if you both look away?

(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 6 Apr 2011, 11:09, Reply)

Repeat until one of you drops dead
from exhaustion.
(mr-lizard Hell's teeth man!, Wed 6 Apr 2011, 14:08, Reply)

Bang
You crash into each other
(Smale is stuffed, Wed 6 Apr 2011, 15:14, Reply)

Just carry a chainsaw with you at all times
If you combine this with clothes covered in blood and maniacal laughter people are always polite enough to get out of your way.
(Falco, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 12:18, Reply)