What is a labyrinth?

Have you ever been totally lost in a spooky corn maze, wandering around tall stalks as the sun goes down? What if we told you there is a secret math trick to escape ANY maze without a map? In this episode of Maths is Not Boring, Mira and Finn uncover the amazing secrets of the labyrinth! We travel back to an ancient Greek legend to see how the hero Theseus escaped the grumpy Minotaur's twisting labyrinth using just a ball of thread. But what if you don't have any string? Learn about the magical "right-hand rule"—a genius math trick where you never let go of the wall! Discover how tricky maze builders in 1690 created sneaky "islands" at Hampton Court Palace to mess up this rule, and find out why your very own robot vacuum cleaner uses maze math every single day to clean your living room. Grab your favorite listening spot and get ready to solve the ultimate puzzle. You will never look at a maze—or your vacuum cleaner—the same way again!