October 16, 2007
Whoa
It's the right-brain/left-brain test. Apparently, whether you see the girl spinning clockwise or counter-clockwise tells which half of your brain you use more.
After staring at it for a few minutes, I discovered that I could make myself see her spin either way. Indeed, I got to the point where she didn't appear to be spinning at all, just swinging her foot back and forth, one way and the other. (Hint: Watch the foot. And project which direction you think it is turning.)
I might have given my brain a nice workout, but the sudden change in perspective has made me sea-sick.
Yips! to The Silver Fox.
Posted by Robert at October 16, 2007 01:07 PM | TrackBackClockwise; but of course I already know I'm right-brain dominant because I'm left handed.
After a bit she changes direction. So I can see her going both ways. Look at her long enough and she turns mainly clockwise. Strange.
Clockwise. And I'm extremely left-brained.
Posted by: rbj at October 16, 2007 02:42 PMClockwise, and I'm another leftie (in terms of handedness). Trying to make her spin counterclockwise is incredibly difficult.
Posted by: utron at October 16, 2007 04:19 PMShe spun counter-clockwise at first and then switched to clockwise after about 30 seconds. I think the thing is rigged to switch every so often.
However, I tend to left-brainedness.
Posted by: jen at October 16, 2007 05:24 PMYeah, it does look like she switches directions on her own at odd times, but I can still make it look as if her foot is just swinging back and forth if I concentrate on it.
Posted by: Robbo the LB at October 16, 2007 05:51 PMNice tits.
Posted by: Hucbald at October 16, 2007 08:17 PMInteresting, I am RT handed but initially could only percieve clockwise motion. Then I managed to figure out how voluntarily unfocus the eyes for a moment and have the image reverse to CCW, then back to CW and so on at will. I am sure the trick is dependent on the brain's natural penchant to establish patterns and by concentration you can flip the rythym.
Posted by: Terrapod at October 16, 2007 08:54 PMI could only get the position to reverse if I covered up the shadow on the bottom of the screen. With the shadow, it is only clockwise.
Posted by: Zendo Deb at October 17, 2007 12:36 PMYes, the shadow doesn't reverse, but I could still get the figure to look like she did. Perhaps that's why I had such a terrible headache afterwards.
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