Oh yeah, I found a clip of that part, you're right.

The example is used to make the point obvious. Would you rather he used a more nuanced, less clear example of bad laws?

Yeah, I think his point is that the law isn't always right.

I suppose that actually makes sense. I mean, exactly how accurately do they need to be pointing at mecca? At some point the general direction of the planet should be reasonable.
Rotating mat sounds pretty cool, though.

The things the men did were generally weirder...