I know what homie's talkin about.. what i did was germinate a seed and grow it in a paper towel til the 1st node.. the root curls around like that naturally sometimes... otherwise it waits til its stable to grow in a straight line(up)..

The method I use is this:

soak the papertowel with warm water.. the water should be warm enough to have a nice relaxing bath.. NOT HOT ENOUGH FOR A SHOWER (u'll cook the seed).. the papertowl should be as wet as u said.. place the seeds inside the papertwel and ball it up VERY LOOSELY, and place it in a ziplock.. DO NOT VACUUM SEAL, let the air stay in there.. what'll happen is the pressure building up from the evaporating water will even out entirely inthe bag (incliding in the seed) and increase til the seed cracks.. after sealing the bag, wrap it in a shirt losely, and place it on a heater (not a stove, not a burner, a room heater).. the shirt will absorb the high intensity heat too hot for the bag (heater might melt the bag if placed directly on) and disperse heat evenly to the bag, keeping the paper towel warm.. 8 hrs u should see results..