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This is weird, if you stare beneath the dancer for a bit you will see it switch the direction it rotates in. It doesn't make any sense! I know it isn't fake, my brother saw it going anti clockwise whilst I was watching it go clockwise at the same time at one point.

Oh and it's best that you view it in firefox rather then IE, IE seems to run it rather slow.

If i look at it, i see it moving clockwise. But while reading the text out of my peripheral vision it appears to move anti-clockwise. That is very strange and now my eyes hurt :p

I believe it ties into the shadow of the dancer.

Though most people would say i use the left side of my brain more according to the list shown below it. Go figure.

Interesting. It would go only clockwise for me, but then suddenly switched.. however, it looked entirely different, as in the spin was completely changed. I don't think it was just a mental image thing either. So I question its validity.

Interesting. It would go only clockwise for me, but then suddenly switched.. however, it looked entirely different, as in the spin was completely changed. I don't think it was just a mental image thing either. So I question its validity.

Yeah I thought that at first until my bro claimed that he was seeing it in the opposite direction to me.

No matter what way I look at it, it's clockwise. I guess I've got a very dominant right brain...

If i look at it, i see it moving clockwise. But while reading the text out of my peripheral vision it appears to move anti-clockwise. That is very strange and now my eyes hurt :p

I believe it ties into the shadow of the dancer.

Though most people would say i use the left side of my brain more according to the list shown below it. Go figure.

Now it is the opposite for me. When I look straight at it, I see it go anti-clockwise, and when I use peripheral vision, it appears to go clockwise.

Something is up.

I saw nipples.

No matter what way I look at it, it's clockwise. I guess I've got a very dominant right brain...

It takes a while sometimes, trust me it'll do it. Either that or you're just extremely logical ;)

Those are implants.

It started counter-clockwise but if I focus a bit I can switch it...it just takes a deal of concentration. I was able to switch back and forth three times before I gave myself a headache and it started doing it randomly as long as I look away and look at it again. Fun illusion, though.

Edit: guah....I can't stop staring at it and seeing it switch directions, now. I honestly don't understand how that's happening, the direction of spin seems to be completely distinct from the other. So weird.

Those are implants.

Agreed.

And now it is back to clockwise for me.. The circular sweep of the foot's shadow shortens when it is going clockwise, and becomes more of a full circle when anti-clockwise. The change seemed to happen randomly.

That's pretty cool.

I have no idea what it really means though.

I can only make it switch by either using peripheral vision or focusing on the shadow at the bottom of it. However when i blink then it switches back to clockwise.

It is interesting.

I've figured out how to change it's direction easily:

scroll down until you can only see her knees and below and then squint and look near the bottom of the screen. At the top of your vision you will see the leg in the air moving from the right side to the left side and back again. Just imagine that when it's going to the right side (or the left side), the leg that is in the air moves in front of the knee and keep squinting and concentrating on it whilst only having it in the top bit of your vision. It will do it then.

I've figured out how to change it's direction easily:

scroll down until you can only see her knees and below and then squint and look near the bottom of the screen. At the top of your vision you will see the leg in the air moving from the right side to the left side and back again. Just imagine that when it's going to the right side (or the left side), the leg that is in the air moves in front of the knee and keep squinting and concentrating on it whilst only having it in the top bit of your vision. It will do it then.

GAH! It works! The Power...!!

I feel like some sort of diety right now... with power of a internet animation! HAHAHA!! mAUHAAH!

Edit: wth.... after I 'switch' directions, I covered up the body so I could only see the head.. The rotation is distinctly different, despite the fact that I cannot see any of the body moving... When clockwise the head moves back up towards the left and down to the right and when counter-clockwise, it moves up towards the right and down towards the left.. wtf.. How is this possible? The animation has changed, unless my perception is just so powerful that I can fool myself easily when trying to objectively analyze it.

It took me about five minutes to see first see her go clockwise.
Now I can switch back and forth at will. :)

Clockwise for me:

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

but it was wierd i switched tabs from there to here and back and it was counter-clockwise...but she's clockwise again.

Yeah I thought that at first until my bro claimed that he was seeing it in the opposite direction to me.

same, my little brother saw it switching back and forth...I only saw it going clockwise

same, my little brother saw it switching back and forth...I only saw it going clockwise

Where is Theo when ya need him to proclaim the devil.

*sighs*

That illusion is clearly the work of the devil!

Clockwise for me:

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

but it was wierd i switched tabs from there to here and back and it was counter-clockwise...but she's clockwise again.

I can only see the dancer moving clockwise. If I worked really hard I might be able to switch the direction, but I've been trying and so far it hasn't changed.
The strange thing is, none of the right brain functions are dominant in me. Maybe my right is where my left should be? I don't know.

I see it going clockwise and no matter how hard I try I can't see it any other way. And I'm glad I do, because if you open the gif in an image editor and step through it frame by frame you can clearly see that it DOES move clockwise.

Hrm..... perhaps.

I see it going clockwise and no matter how hard I try I can't see it any other way. And I'm glad I do, because if you open the gif in an image editor and step through it frame by frame you can clearly see that it DOES move clockwise.
Edit: scratch that, I watched a few more frames and saw that it switched directions. I'm apparently not as sane as I thought.

I see it going clockwise and no matter how hard I try I can't see it any other way. And I'm glad I do, because if you open the gif in an image editor and step through it frame by frame you can clearly see that it DOES move clockwise.

Whether you look at it moving or frame-by-frame, it's still a matter of perspective. As a series of still images, I still see it as counter-clockwise.

It goes clockwise...

Whether you look at it moving or frame-by-frame, it's still a matter of perspective. As a series of still images, I still see it as counter-clockwise.

I can switch it at will. What I don't understand is HOW. HOW DAMNIT!?!

The degree of the arm, the tilt at which the head turns, all changes... I have no idea how this is possible. At all. I might in fact go. In. Sane.

my husband and I are now arguing as to which way she is going.

I saw it clockwise at first, but I could change it by kind of going squinty eyed.

I think the trick is to stare at the foot on the straight leg. You see it as rotating, but it's actually just oscillating back and forth at around a 120 degree angle. If you make yourself see the oscillation instead of rotating, you can change directions.

I can also hold that foot so it's always facing me, but the mind doesn't know what to do with the fact that the other leg is still going around, so the image kind of loses shape.

I can't see it go any way other than clockwise. But then it makes sense since I am an Art major. Even when I know how it works and how drawing frames in all black means front/back is distorted and up to the person's interpretation, I can't seem to make it spin the other way at will.

Okay, here's what I say:
Save the image, and open it in something that will play gifs.
Play it, and follow the moving leg… keep your eyes on the leg.
When the moving leg is right in front of the stationary leg, pause the gif.
Convince yourself that the moving leg is in fact behind the stationary leg, and run the sequence again.

Depending on which direction she goes, you may or may not see the nipples.

This is so trippy....

If you read the other side of the page then it will switch since you will have lost the difference between front and back. Then again that doesn't make any sense.

Counterclockwise, but I can get her to switch directions. The Atma chart:

Left Brain:
uses logic
facts rule
math and science
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
practical
safe

Right Brain:
symbols and images
knows object function

The others are about evenly split.

it switches every x seconds. there's no illusion :<

That is what I thought, then I watched it for one minute in one direction. SO.. yea, I wish you were right, since I can't figure out why I can switch it at will.

it switches every x seconds. there's no illusion :<

it switches every x seconds. there's no illusion :<

save it and open it in a gif editor. You can see it doesn't switch. And if you have a lot of time on your hands, you can do what I did to force your brain to see it go round the other way:

http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/9/10/11/f_11859568127m_8363a18.gif (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/9/10/11/f_11859568127m_8363a18.gif&srv=img34)

Interesting, the majority of people will get counterclockwise according to the article but a vast amount here seem to be clockwise. But then again more creative minds are more able to do things like nationstates and stuff.


Now it is the opposite for me. When I look straight at it, I see it go anti-clockwise, and when I use peripheral vision, it appears to go clockwise.

Something is up.

Which side of you head were you looking from the left or right?
Because I'll get clockwise usually but if I first look at it with my RIGHT eye (Which leads to the LEFT side of the Brain) It'll start out counterclockwise.

If you saw it more with your left eye it could look clockwise to you.

it only goes counter clockwise for me, no matter what...

Started off with clockwise. Now I can make her go back and forth. If you focus primarily on the feet shadow she moves back and forth.

A comment on the site:

"actually, It's all in the design, just click and drag, but don't drag anywhere. LITERALLY, just pause the pic and when you take a closer look at it, it is perceived as facing both ways"

If you can't seem to be able to switch by willpower alone, try putting a mirror next to it. Seeing 2 mirror image at once help me see it one way or another.

Neato. All could see was clockwise until I read the text beside the image, she than changed direction, at least until I looked directly at her again. To me she appears way more 'jerky' when moving counterclockwise, it looks less natural. Has anyone else noticed that?

I had trouble getting it to go counter clockwise... and every time I managed it, it switched right back to clockwise.

I guess I AM in my right mind after all. My friends in the locked ward will be so happy to hear it.

anticlockwise, just for a fraction of a second then clockwise. I wonder if that has anything to do with me being in the middle of a game of scrabble.

I can get her to go either way without much effort

Clockwise, it takes some effort for me to see it go counterclockwise.

I saw nipples.
I SAW THAT TOO!!!! :p

I can only see the dancer moving clockwise. If I worked really hard I might be able to switch the direction, but I've been trying and so far it hasn't changed.
The strange thing is, none of the right brain functions are dominant in me. Maybe my right is where my left should be? I don't know.

Aliens re-arranged your brain! Not good.

I saw nipples.

I knew I couldn't be the only one who noticed that.

When I first looked at it, it was going clockwise, then it switched to counter-clockwise, then back again - I got about 50-50 clockwise-counterclockwise.

Based on the shadow at the bottom, I'd say it ought to turn counter-clockwise..
But my brain seems to prefer the other direction.

If it's a reflection instead, I suppose clockwise makes more sense..

seen it on stumbleupon, and i can only see it going clockwise... i just can't make it go the other way! :mad:

but the right brain thing fits me, mostly. of course, its not as clear-cut as that, by any means


dancing lady is hawt... :P

Aha! I got it to go counter-clockwise! :p

The trick for me was focusing just on the foot and staring a bit down and away. Worked like a charm. :)

I first saw it clockwise and had some troubles getting it to anti-clockwise. The first time I managed to change it, there were a few seconds where I saw the legs already moving anti-clockwise, while the arms were still moving clockwise...that was rather disturbing...

Clockwise and not changing...

seen it on stumbleupon, and i can only see it going clockwise... i just can't make it go the other way! :mad:

but the right brain thing fits me, mostly. of course, its not as clear-cut as that, by any means


dancing lady is hawt... :P

This.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22535838-5012895,00.html

This is weird, if you stare beneath the dancer for a bit you will see it switch the direction it rotates in. It doesn't make any sense! I know it isn't fake, my brother saw it going anti clockwise whilst I was watching it go clockwise at the same time at one point.

Oh and it's best that you view it in firefox rather then IE, IE seems to run it rather slow.

I see it mainly clockwise but I can easily switch it.

At any rate, I dispute the correlation between which direction we see it going and our personalities, as I have probably more similarities with the left-side functions than the right-side ones.

After first seeing it go clockwise my brain knows that it goes clockwise and nothing can fool it otherwise. I know that an image like that can change direction but I just can't forget the knowledge that I've seen that it goes clockwise.

Maybe I'm reading it the wrong way but that list sounds insulting towards lefties, for example:
"left: present and past, right: present and future" Lefties are backwards.
"left: can comprehend, right: can "get it" (i.e. meaning)" Lefties can repeat from the textbook, righties can understand what it means.
"left: acknowledges, right: appreciates" left: Hmm, it seems we're in a roller coaster. right: Whoohoo!
"left: knows object name, right: knows object function" left: What does this hammer do? right: This thingy bangs nails into wood.

i think that the thing is busted or something.

I seen it only going the way of the clock. I couldnt see it switch no matter what i tried.

What i wanna know is that if people using the right side more than the left (as it explained that I do) are MORE so creative and have a better imagination, then why the hell couldnt i see it going the other way?

After reading the brain orientation, right or left... left suited who i am more than the right one did. I question its validity.

Of course, in American society, i wouldnt be shocked to learn if this was the outcome of some multi-million dollar harvard study on your brain. Seems like some horribly useless knowledge that sounds important, but in reality, doesnt help you in any way , shape, or form.

Thats just my take anyhow...

Interestingly, The Express covered the same story, although their take on it was slightly different.

Express Story (http://www.vershner.force9.co.uk/temp/Tears-as-jurors-see-Diana-crash-scene.htm)

This.

:confused:

Woah.
Brain-ache.
It goes clockwise for me, and very hard to change (I managed by focusing on her feet) but I already know I'm supremely right-brained like the majority of left-handed people.
My dad was looking at it and at first he thought it was clockwise then he switched and said it was anti-clockwise, whilst I could still only see clockwise.
But when I looked to the side it became anti-clockwise.

Maybe I'm reading it the wrong way but that list sounds insulting towards lefties, for example:
"left: present and past, right: present and future" Lefties are backwards.
"left: can comprehend, right: can "get it" (i.e. meaning)" Lefties can repeat from the textbook, righties can understand what it means.
"left: acknowledges, right: appreciates" left: Hmm, it seems we're in a roller coaster. right: Whoohoo!
"left: knows object name, right: knows object function" left: What does this hammer do? right: This thingy bangs nails into wood.

Um, you do know that the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice-versa, right?

I, too, question the "left-brain/right-brain" thing - from the explanations, I know I'm predominantly left-brained, but I first saw her turning clockwise.

I can now make her turn either way at will. I found it easiest to watch her outstretched leg - when it's on the right-hand side of the screen, it looks like she's turning clockwise. Just before the legs "cross", flick your eyes up to her head, and she'll continue clockwise. Similarly, when the outstretched leg is on the left-hand side of the screen, she looks like she's turning anti-clockwise. Then flick your eyes to her head when the legs are about to overlap.

Works for me, anyway.

after a while she stopped rotating and started going from left to right and back.

Um, you do know that the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice-versa, right?
Yes and I didn't mean to say anything else. I can't even find any mention at all of brain-body interaction in my post.

Yes and I didn't mean to say anything else. I can't even find any mention at all of brain-body interaction in my post.

You said "sounds insulting towards lefties"
Generally "lefties" refers to left-handers... thus the list would seem biased toward left-brained right-handers. Unless you meant "lefties" as left-brainers?
It just confused me.

after a while she stopped rotating and started going from left to right and back.

The only way I can make her go counter-clockwise is to get her to do that. Not actually rotating, but swinging from left to right and back again, in about a 180 degree arc.

And like so many others, I disagree with the statement that Right Brainers will initially see it go clockwise. I saw it go clockwise, and my brain is in no way Right. :)

You said "sounds insulting towards lefties"
Generally "lefties" refers to left-handers... thus the list would seem biased toward left-brained right-handers. Unless you meant "lefties" as left-brainers?
It just confused me.
English isn't my native language. I thought "lefties" was appropriate slang for people whose left side dominates. There are lots of details about the language that I don't know. At least now I've learned that "lefties" refers specifically to left-handed people and not left-anything people.

Gah! I think I've broken it! She's stopped spinning! She just keeps hopping and swaying, never making a complete turn..

After first seeing it go clockwise my brain knows that it goes clockwise and nothing can fool it otherwise. I know that an image like that can change direction but I just can't forget the knowledge that I've seen that it goes clockwise.

Maybe I'm reading it the wrong way but that list sounds insulting towards lefties, for example:
"left: present and past, right: present and future" Lefties are backwards.
"left: can comprehend, right: can "get it" (i.e. meaning)" Lefties can repeat from the textbook, righties can understand what it means.
"left: acknowledges, right: appreciates" left: Hmm, it seems we're in a roller coaster. right: Whoohoo!
"left: knows object name, right: knows object function" left: What does this hammer do? right: This thingy bangs nails into wood.

I don't think that that is how it is meant. There are better thing about the right brain side (uses logic, facts rule, knowing, reality based etc.) Also, he above mean tendancies for example it may be easier for a right brain to understand functions and they have to work harder to remember names. Very true for me in biology, and left brains remember name immediatly but will have to study fuctions for a test (as an example). As gor the Comprehend/meaning that is why certain people excel at English and some are amazing at Math. It's not that one group is superior, inferior or just can't do something but people have different strengths and some will have to work harder than others in certain areas.

So basically, I think that you're taking it too personally.:)

Did that make any sense?

Nope, still no counterclockwise. Maybe I've got two right brains...

Trilby63;13129250']Gah! I think I've broken it! She's stopped spinning! She just keeps hopping and swaying, never making a complete turn..

Hee. I've got her bouncing back and forth. Fun.

Ooh, one arm and the legs going back and forth, torso and other arm turning. Trippy.

Err? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necker_cube)

clockwise, no matter how long I stare at it.

I knew I wasn't the only one.

clockwise, no matter how long I stare at it.

While I was trying to make it switch directions, something really weird occurred. The top half spun clockwise while the bottom half spun counterclockwise. :confused:

Aaah, what the heck? I was watching it, trying to wonder why it seemed as if the head was tilted a bit, and then it suddenly switched without my even trying...

I could only make it turn anti-clockwise by looking at the shadow, never by looking at the dancer. Always when looking at the dancer it was clockwise.

And yet, I'm perhaps the most dominant left-brain I have ever encountered. The test fails.

Interesting. It would go only clockwise for me, but then suddenly switched.. however, it looked entirely different, as in the spin was completely changed. I don't think it was just a mental image thing either. So I question its validity.

I support this comment.

Ok,wierd.It's really niether it's going in a 360 degree circle therefore it goes both....but I'd have to saw clockwise.(and i've never heard anyone saw anti-clockwise I've heard it coutner-clockwise but any way...)From the left brain traits listed vs. the right brain traits listed I'd saw I'm a much more left brained preson.And no matter how hard I focus the foot goes clockwise. Although if I stare at the list soetimes ot of the corner of my eye I see it go counter clockwise.
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Maybe I'm reading it the wrong way but that list sounds insulting towards lefties, for example:
"left: present and past, right: present and future" Lefties are backwards.
"left: can comprehend, right: can "get it" (i.e. meaning)" Lefties can repeat from the textbook, righties can understand what it means.
"left: acknowledges, right: appreciates" left: Hmm, it seems we're in a roller coaster. right: Whoohoo!
"left: knows object name, right: knows object function" left: What does this hammer do? right: This thingy bangs nails into wood.

Strange,I interprted it as being niceer to the left...hmm I guess we're all center brained.... But as someone else said there are a lot of creatrive minds here.People like us make these things.
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BTW-My Flash can edit gifs.It breaks the pic down frame by frame.Slow it to 3 frames per second and put on onion skin and it is very clear that the image moves counter clockwise.At roughly the 23rd frame(out of 34) the chest aeems to cave slightly.I thonk frame 25 is the key.Use onion skinning.You can see although the head is clockwise(barely though) the leg is left, just off center right,and far right all within the last 3 frames.Also both arms can go in both directions.If anyone has flash yopu can see it for yourself and edit it.MAybe post it.

interesting. I saw her spin clockwise, but if I scrolled the page down so only her foot and shadow was visible, she spun anti-clockwise. Can almost make her spin anti if I just concentrate staring at her feet and shadows.
Odd thing is is that I'm really good at maths, logic puzzles, word-language and pretty much everything they state under Left-Brain properties. But then again I'm good at most of the stuff listed under Right-Brain (especially fantasy-based, as I spend most of my life in a dream)

cool.

Here's a couple more optical illusions:

http://www.glumbert.com/media/illusions

http://www.glumbert.com/media/colorillusion

http://www.glumbert.com/media/ames

http://www.glumbert.com/media/braintricks

Here's a couple more optical illusions:

http://www.glumbert.com/media/illusions

http://www.glumbert.com/media/colorillusion

http://www.glumbert.com/media/ames

http://www.glumbert.com/media/braintricks

I've seen most of examples in the first two. The third one was just odd. But the last part of that last clip... Creepy.

Originally I viewed it and only saw her moving clockwise. At work I had a co-worker look at it and I could actually see her alternating between counter-clockwise and clockwise...Creeepy!

apparently this is all a bunch of nonsense. (http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2007/10/the_left_brain_right_brain_myt.php?utm_source=mostemailed&utm_medium=link)

I can switch which way I see it voluntarily. Takes a little work to do it though once I've started one way.