There's an old story that warns if you try to drive a motor vehicle on the twisty roads

through the moors in the Dartmore region of Devon County, England, a pair of invisible

hairy hands will grapple with yours and steer your vehicle off the road to its doom.

Are we forced to accept this anecdote as a literally true factual claim?

Or is there room for us to be open to alternative claims?

The hairy hands of Dartmore is coming up next, UnSkeptoid.

You're listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

Feeling out the hairy hands of Dartmore.

The year was 1921.

The doctor twisted hard on the throttle of his motorcycle as he raced to the scene of the

medical emergency.

The infamous Dartmore prison tucked into the foggy moors of Devon County, England.

He leaned into the corners as best he could as his motorcycle had a sidecar occupied by

the two small daughters of the prison's governor.

The moors posed a challenge to even the most seasoned driver.

But when the doctor found himself at the very extent of his skills, he suddenly found

an even greater challenge.

He was not the only one at the controls of his bike.

He felt quite keenly the pressure of a pair of invisible yet hairy hands squeezing down

upon his own.

But not just squeezing down, they were actively twisting the handlebars, forcing him to fight

back and struggle to keep the motorcycle straight.

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