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Right Brain vs Left Brain

October 26th 2007 12:38
As seen in the Herald Sun -> The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?

Right side of you brain vs the left side of your brain



If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.

Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS:
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

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

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Comment by Always Eighteen

October 26th 2007 16:20


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Great Image Ian!


I can't seem to picture it going anti-clockwise at all! Does it really go anti clockwise?



Comment by James Rickard

October 26th 2007 21:28


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Clockwise--counter clockwise what's the difference??? What I want to know is this--did anyone else see a protruding nipple??????

Comment by Ian

October 26th 2007 23:14


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The first time I looked I thought she was going clockwise, now she's going anti-clockwise! I'm confused.

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October 26th 2007 23:38


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Definitely Clockwise. Can't do anti.

Comment by DuskDevi

October 27th 2007 05:41


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Hi Ian...

She's turning anti clockwise but I can make her turn clockwise and back again and then again...
...a 'brain switch' I was taught how to do in childhood to utilise 'full function'. eg. you need to apply logic to spatial awareness or vice versa...

Depending on how you're 'functioning' is how you'll see the dancer turn.
...but you can switch...just focus on the image and think left or right...really think...
If you're left brained, you need to think wishfully. If you're right brained you need to be willful.

Have a great right brained weekend.

Dusk

Comment by Lilla

October 27th 2007 06:50


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Ian,

Nup .. despite several efforts I cannot make her go anti-clockwise, probably couldn't if my life depended on it either... so I guess it's right brain all the way for me?

Interesting post.
Lilla ...

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

October 27th 2007 08:48


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Hey Ian

Just had three young Nice Guys and myself sit infront of this this for 10 minutes having a great time trying to convinced one another that the animation was moving either one way or another/ and then chaning mid-stream.

Outrageous post.

All the best

MNG

Comment by Anonymous

October 27th 2007 08:49
yep definitely some nipple-age

Comment by MaaUpma

October 27th 2007 09:50


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I was surprised when I revisited the animation I saw it moving anti-clockwise for half the cycle and saw switching to clockwise.

Amazing piece of "optical illusion"

Ma Upma

Comment by DuskDevi

October 27th 2007 15:22


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It's not entirely an optical illusion.
...the direction she is turning in is not programmed. It's how you perceive it.

But try this...this should work for everyone...

If you focus on the top left corner, the dancer will move anti clockwise.

To make her turn clockwise...focus on the bottom right corner.


Comment by Susan Keeping

October 27th 2007 22:29


What's in a word
I see her going clockwise. I've seen it before and it switched back and forth for me. Today, though, it's only going one way and won't change no matter what I do

Comment by Kleonaptra

October 28th 2007 11:53


Kalikapsychosis
This is a fascinating post! Particularly peoples answers!
Anti for me and I cant seem to change it. I will come back on another day and try to do it then.

Comment by Susan Keeping

October 28th 2007 12:24


What's in a word
Today, I got her to switch! Maybe it depends on the time of day...

Comment by Sonya 1

October 28th 2007 13:49


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Hi Ian,

This is pretty amazing. She turns clockwise for me - if I concentrate really hard I get her to switch sometimes, though.

I have to send the link to this post to all my friends now and predict how she turns for each of them...

Sonya

Comment by Michaelie

October 28th 2007 19:12


Flick Wit
I really don't think it has anything to do with the brain and 'concentrating' to make it change direction. It is very obviously changing direction surreptitiously.

You can tell for sure from the shadow: When she turns anticlockwise, when she has her back to you, you can see the shadow of her extended foot away from you. When she changes direction and rotates clockwise, when she has her back to you the shadow of her extended foot is no longer there, because of the direction of the light. Instead you see it on the near side when she faces you.

It's not saying anything about anyone's brain.

It's funny though

Michaelie

Comment by Anonymous

November 6th 2007 18:52
Agree with Frida, if you watch it for long enough, it changes direction.

Best.

Comment by Anonymous

November 6th 2007 23:06
At first all I saw was clockwise. But I did focus on the bottom left corner as suggested and believe it or not I saw counter clockwise then. Cool site

Comment by GPK

November 11th 2007 11:40
woah...she changes direction every half second

Comment by Anonymous

November 11th 2007 23:20
She is neither moving clockwise nor anti clockwise. Anti clockwise and clockwise are measurements of a 2 dimensional object, and cannot be applied to a 3D one. The axis of the dancer is parallel to our perspective and so she is moving both clockwise and anti clockwise simultaneously. The correct way to measure her movement is using the measurement of right ascension, which is independent of perspective.

Comment by Anonymous

November 12th 2007 00:30
As examle -

The hands of a clock spin in a 2-D space, while the earth spins in a 3-D space. But if you were above the North Pole looking down, you could say the Earth rotates counter-clockwise.

Same principal applies here.

Comment by Mo

November 13th 2007 17:50
Just looking at it...she is turning clockwise. However, if I squint my eyes and blink a few times she turns anti- clockwise but I can only hold her anti turns for a few seconds before she turns clockwise again.

Comment by Anonymous

November 13th 2007 20:10
Actually,i believe the trick is that a person which sees the big picture looks at her and tells she is going clockwise ,but one who is into detail,looks at her reflexion and extracts their information from there,and the dancer moves anti-clockwise according to the relexion....the movement of her real image is not the same with the one of the reflexion

Comment by Anonymous

November 18th 2007 11:29
At first I could only see it going clockwise but then the post about looking at the left hand corner after while it did go anti-clockwise. Regardless of the facts and programe glitches etc.. it still made me crack up laughing. Kewl post. But hey i'm easliy pleased.

Comment by Anonymous

December 2nd 2007 21:47
It started for me to go clockwise, but when I changed to start doing in my head number questions, it starts to go to the counterclockwise. Very cool a lot.

Comment by Anonymous

December 11th 2007 15:11
Yeah there is something about this shadow.... But I can't stop seeing her body position which pushes my imagination to see her turning clockwise...

Comment by Anonymous

December 25th 2007 15:40
Focusing on bottom left corner and then looking on the image changes the direction

Comment by Anonymous

January 22nd 2008 08:14
I originally saw it counter-clockwise.

This struck me as odd, because the right side attributes don't fit me well.. So I stared until I found it clockwise.

Then I slowed it down to frame-by-frame animation with several second intervals. The picture is rigged. Seriously.

Okay, the leg goes left, right, left, right rather than turning in a complete circle.

Then some semitransperant "shadows" are added on each side of the leg into the first and last few frames that show it completing the turn. The shadows last so shortly that the eye cannot interpret them when played in full speed. I guess the side of the brain that you use determines which of the shadows is absorbed by the viewer's mind, deciding which way they are turning.

My goodness that is freaky. Sorry for my inability to explain it... Whack it into Windows Movie Maker and tell it to go really slowly, you should see it.

-Spirokimino


Comment by Anonymous

January 22nd 2008 08:19
^^I take it back, Movie Maker doesn't do it. I used Sony Vegas Platinum... For those familiar with the animation technique called "Onion Skinning", it looks a lot like that. That lady does not turn!

Comment by Anonymous

February 1st 2008 20:30
How bizarre. I was sure it couldn't change, but when you look at the shadow by the feet, then it changes direction
AHHHH!

Comment by Anonymous

February 4th 2008 04:33
wow, what a trip, i got her to spin counter and anti then practiced more and got her to move her foot from left to right. after about 30 secs, my brain was beginning to hurt. seriously! very cool!!

Comment by Anonymous

February 23rd 2008 18:04
Well i can see it both ways, i just see it clockwise more easily. The trick i use is i try to imagine her changing which foot she stands on or i look at the reflection and then look back up and it changes to anti-clockwise. Or I wait until her legs cross and whatever way i see it (left leg front right leg behind) i imagine the opposite. It's difficult for me to explain but it works

Comment by Anonymous

March 18th 2008 05:37
lol this is scary.

i clicked on the picture and it opened to a page with the same image and after putting the two side to side, i can see the girl spin both clockwise and anti-clockwise (in the respective screens) at the same time

Comment by MorbidDreamer

March 18th 2008 11:32
I see her clockwise but I think they are two images that change at times

Comment by Amazing John

May 16th 2008 03:34
I can control how she moves. It's odd, but if I look at the whole thing, I see clockwise, and if I look off next to her, mainly the shadows, she immediately changes. I can say to myself, "She is going clockwise" and she does.
Odd.

Comment by Anonymous

May 18th 2008 22:53
look at the heel of the shadow and see that the foot is turning anti-clock then look at the model and it turns anti-clock and you will have difficulty changing it to clockwise again

Comment by Anonymous

May 19th 2008 01:20
It switched by accident for me after about 10 seconds. What does that mean?

Comment by Anonymous

May 19th 2008 02:14
this sucks it doesn't work don't believe it. It says I'm right brained when I'm definitely not.

Comment by Anonymous

May 19th 2008 03:08
I can see both ways because I am amazing.

Comment by Baloney This is Bogus

May 19th 2008 03:44
When she spins clockwise her head is tilted to the left and she is on her left leg... when she is spinning to the right her head is tilted to the right and she is on her right leg... This isn't perception, it's a fact. You can make her switch back and forth by clicking on the image then clicking again.

Comment by Anonymous

May 19th 2008 05:56
anti-clockwise? seriously? you guys all know that it is counter clockwise, right? did no one pick up on that or did i just not read all the comments?

Comment by Anonymous2

May 19th 2008 07:45
Um, anonymous... it depends what country you live in. Anti-clockwise and counter-clockwise are both correct.

Comment by Anonymous

May 19th 2008 15:34
For anyone that thinks that it is a looping image and purpously meant to spin both ways at differnt times... your wrong. I downloaded this image, and there is exactly 8 frames. I went through them each one by one and realized that the frame where the head and feet are in line with each other, you cannot tell weather she is faceing you or not. This frame appears twice. By looking at the image from frame 4 (which is one of those frames) you get the illusion that she is spinning anti-clockwise if you start at frame 1, it seems clockwise. It is all about perspective since the feet are towards you from 1-4 but away from you from 4-8.

My trick to look at it turning in differnt directions is i stare at the feet long enough.

Comment by Anonymous

May 19th 2008 17:22
Funckin' amazing !!! just try to focus on the feet shadow and concentrate making her turning like you wish...

The look at the full body and she will turn like you wished


AMAZING

Comment by Anonymous

May 19th 2008 20:25
Your text goes hereYour text goes here
DUDE this is bull crap, when i look at it, it turns clockwise. but if i try i can make it go anti clockwise

Comment by Anonymous

May 19th 2008 22:10
ahhhhh i can make her turn from clockwiese to anti-clockwise but not backwards i dons't get it...

Comment by op represent

May 20th 2008 00:02
at first i saw her go clock wise then i made it go anti but now i can have her do neither i can make it so that she does not turn around, her legs look just like a pendulum going back and forth without turning around. i think this is the turning point at this point i can make her go either way really fast, what i mean is that i can make her go left or right in a sec and change it every second its cool. the trick is to just focus on her legs only

Comment by Anonymous

May 20th 2008 02:11
Wow. I thought this was a trick and it only went one way, but if I really concentrate I can get her to go the other way. Awesome

Comment by KASDKASDK

May 20th 2008 03:16
lol Anti-Clockwise

Comment by Anonymous

May 20th 2008 11:24
With the image head I see clockwise, by scrolling down the page covering the head, I see anti-clockwise.

Comment by Jacko

May 20th 2008 13:10
lol....this is a joke...just look at the standing leg...there is a frame swaping

that clockwise and anti clock is fake...because she spins with the right leg...then she swaps and spins with left leg

Comment by Anonymous

May 20th 2008 18:55
the key to changing direction is staring at her from the knee down.

you can then pretty much make her go either way.

Comment by Anonymous

May 20th 2008 22:06
kewl =]

Comment by leeble

May 21st 2008 01:02
For me, it goes clockwise. The corner thing does not work for me.

What does work is I close one eye, and make my other eye out of focus while looking at her arms. I look at her arms until I can mentally make them look like they're going the other way, and BAM! Anti-clockwise.

I can switch back and forth easily that way....

though it's harder to get it to anti-clockwise when I'm listening to music (I think because I'm a musician, and I really focus on what goes on in music)

Comment by Anonymous

May 21st 2008 01:18
I honestly can't get her to turn anti-clockwise, and it's really disturbing to think that other people can see her turning anti clockwise, because in my mind there is absolutely no way she is doing that. freaky

Comment by Anonymous

May 21st 2008 01:22
Focusing on her shadow makes the transition from one direction to the other quite easy.

Comment by kkarris

May 21st 2008 02:36
i can see it both ways and make slow down and speed up.

Comment by Anonymous

May 21st 2008 10:49
I know what you're saying about the shadow, but for me all I can see is that the shadow could potentially be going either way, but I have never seen the body going any way but clockwise. It seems impossible!

Comment by Anonymous

May 21st 2008 11:48
yours goes too fast

Comment by Anonymous

May 21st 2008 12:03
I saw it go clockwise but if I focused on the knee of the straight leg then I can turn her counter clockwise. Weird

Comment by ViperRR_Kimble

May 21st 2008 17:21
Don't be stupids, this is one of the oldest fakes on the internet...its simple a gif

Comment by Anonymous

May 21st 2008 23:31


Flick Wit
I really don't think it has anything to do with the brain and 'concentrating' to make it change direction. It is very obviously changing direction surreptitiously.

You can tell for sure from the shadow: When she turns anticlockwise, when she has her back to you, you can see the shadow of her extended foot away from you. When she changes direction and rotates clockwise, when she has her back to you the shadow of her extended foot is no longer there, because of the direction of the light. Instead you see it on the near side when she faces you.

It's not saying anything about anyone's brain.

It's funny though

Michaelie

Wrong. Which way the dancer is facing is up to your perception. The shadow is in the second part of the turn either way. Many people have tried to analyze this to find a true answer and apply much better reasoning and experimentation then you have and so far no results.

(for me it is all about concentration and thinking "switch"

Comment by uforik

May 22nd 2008 02:22
The comment above talking about frame 4 forward I think is on to it. All I need to do to make it switch from Clockwise (what I typically see if I watch from a page load) to Counter-Clockwise is to scroll down a bit on the page and back up, if I got it on the right timing, I think my initial point of reference changes.

It also worked when I placed my hand on in my field of vision and block off everything from the knee up. I ask is her leg going behind her or in front of her, and then all of a sudden... Counter-Clockwise.

Comment by Anonymous

May 22nd 2008 04:14
what the hell is "anit-clockwise"? did you flunk out of grade school?

Comment by Anonymous

May 22nd 2008 05:52
hahahaha, i cant believe anyone would think that this isnt fake. anyone with any brain at all should be able to figure that out. time it from refreshing the page to when it changes directions.

Comment by Anonymous

May 22nd 2008 13:35
hahahaha, i cant believe anyone would think that this isnt fake. anyone with any brain at all should be able to figure that out. time it from refreshing the page to when it changes directions.

Then how come I can make her go either way any time I want (not in set intervals as you suggest). Not a fake, just a very clever and unbelievable looking perceptual illusion. With nice nipplage.

Oh, and for the commenter above, I say "anti-clockwise" and I didn't flunk out of grade school. In fact, I never went to "grade school" (just primary school, senior school and university) as there is no such phrase in the UK where I am from and where, incidentally we say "anti-clockwise", not "counter clockwise". Maybe you should do your research and stop living in your insular US bubble before making dumb comments. Oh, and it's spelled 'anti', not 'anit'. Did YOU flunk out of grade school?

Comment by Anonymous

May 22nd 2008 21:32
try this to get her to change.

With the image straight ahead of you... look as far to the left as your eyes will allow without turning your head. Focus on what you're looking at (on your far left).. Wait a moment.

Then to get her to go the other way, do the same thing, but look all the way to the right and she'll go the other way.

be patient!

Comment by meowphfsst

May 22nd 2008 23:01
it took a bit but after you can see it both directions, try to make her bounce back and forth but remain facing you, its way cool when you get it. what seemed to work for me was to back away from the screen a bit, good luck

Comment by Anonymous

May 23rd 2008 00:51
There are two separate images that interchange. I'm not sure if they change randomly, or at timed intervals. When she turns clockwise, she is standing on her left leg. When she turns counter clockwise, she is standing on her right leg. She seems to turn clockwise most often.

Here's how to tell. Stare at the picture and when she seems to be facing away from you, notice the leg she is standing on, if it is the right or the left. If it is the left, place your hand on that knee as a physical reminder. Keep staring at the image. When she suddenly changes direction, wait for her to turn away from you and notice the leg she is standing on. Now touch your corresponding knee. There should be no doubt.

Because the leg is placed in the same position as the leg that is switched, the transition is seamless.

Comment by Randy

May 23rd 2008 04:28
Very cool illusion!

I downloaded a GIF editor tool and opened up this file. I confirmed that the animated gif is composed of 34 frames, with each frame being displayed for .03 seconds. I also confirmed that the dancer does not start rotating any differently (other than the optical illusion that is being demonstrated). Myself, I can only see her spin clockwise.

To the folks who believe the leg being spun on changes (left vs right leg), that makes perfect sense. The reason some folks can see it spin in two different directions is when we perceive her as facing us vs having her back to us. Since it is a silhouette, facing forward and facing backward will look exactly the same. When you perceive it one way, she would be on one leg and when you perceive it the other way she would be on the other leg.

For what its worth, I did try "reversing" the frames of the animated GIF as well. However, this looked all screwed up because each frame only contains the difference between itself and the frame before it in an effort to minimize the size of the gif. For those interested in doing a similar experiment, search for and download "Advanced GIF Animator".

Comment by Anonymous

May 23rd 2008 18:28
Works for me either way - I can make it change direction. Although I will say it was counter Counter (or Anti, for our friends across the pond) clockwise when I first saw it. Sometimes its easier to make it change than other times.

No fakes here - this is a variant on the "Ames Window" (I think thats what its called) experiment in perception which used trapezoidal cardboard cutout rotated by a motor (no "switching directions during the refresh nonsense") viewed through a peephole. The peephole removed the depth perception element, making the visual field flat. Some people see it rotating, others see it oscillating. You had to hang a rag on it for some people to see that it was actually rotating.

Comment by TYGAR

May 23rd 2008 22:05
OK People, if you WANT to see the animation change direction, then center the image on the screen and look to the right - until the image is just visible in your peripheral vision. Now move your eyes to the left, again to see the image in your periphery; this time she should be moving the other direction.

It's NOT a brain thing it's a sight thing.

Hope it works for ya'.

Comment by Anon-o-mouse

May 23rd 2008 22:25
Mainly clockwise can sometimes see it go the other way but by chance, not will.

Comment by Anonymous

May 24th 2008 00:13
i see it going both ways, yet so does my little brother, but if i say/think its going one way he says the opposite

Comment by Anonymous

May 24th 2008 06:00
I saw it clockwise on the very first time but I can make her change very easily, like I just look at her feet and decide where she spins and she does.
No idea what it means though.

And the right brain description does suit me more.

Comment by G

May 24th 2008 17:55
Great Breasts!

Comment by Phil E. Drifter

May 24th 2008 19:05
She's spinning either way, depending on which side of the brain you're following her with.

Yes, I saw the nipple. ZOMGZ!!1 nudity ==/== pr0n

when you're watching her spin (whenI first see her she's always spinning clockwise) most people follow the leg that's swinging around horizontally. If you want to see it with the other half of your brain and rotating the opposite direction, look away from her outside ankle/foot, don't follow her outer foot with your eyes, but as it reaches the center on the right, switch your gaze over to the middle of the left, and anticipate that leg coming *toward you; that's counter clockwise.

Comment by Phil E. Drifter

May 24th 2008 19:29
Make the sole of her left heel be coming up to the point when it's to the right, then it will drop around behind her and come at you again on the lower left.

Comment by Anonymous

May 25th 2008 01:18
I cant picture it closkwise at all. I tried everything. It deffinately looks anti to me

Comment by kristina007

May 25th 2008 02:50
i can see it go both ways.
clockwise
and counter clockwise

what does that mean about me?

Comment by Mr. Somebody

May 25th 2008 03:57
At first I definitely saw a protruding nipple. Lol!

For the first 5 mins I stared at the image, I must say it is going counter clockwise... after reading that there are people which can see it clockwise, i tried to switch brain sides and I was able to do so. but it'll give you a headache.

If you focus on its right foot it will turn clockwise but if you focus on its shadow it will turn counter clockwise. =D

Good job for the post!

Comment by Anonymous

May 25th 2008 05:56
LOL, this is such bs...

Comment by Anonymous

May 25th 2008 10:11
She's going anti-clockwise I can't see it any other way.

Comment by faithie270

May 25th 2008 10:32
At first I saw it going clockwise.

Then I read some comments, took the advice and looked at the shadow.

It became anticlockwise, and I couldn't get it to "change" back again. It's weird. But cool.

Comment by Anonymous

May 25th 2008 16:19
Is this a trick?
First i saw it going clockwise. After a while it was going anti clockwise!

mfg

Marco

Comment by Garden Gnome

May 25th 2008 20:33
I saw her moving clockwise initially... now shes anti clockwise and I can't see it clockwise again

Comment by aldelmim

May 25th 2008 21:33
wow interesting, i see it going clockwise, that just seems normal, but i can make it go anti clockwise...................j ust look at the shadow of the dancer

Comment by Anonymous

May 25th 2008 21:48
If you were to look from below her it would be going clockwise. Just look at her shadow. Anti-clockwise, or counter-clockwise would not make the shadow of her spinning leg appear on the floor when she brings it "closer" to the screen.

Comment by Ben Quirk

May 25th 2008 22:25
By squinting and focusing on her ankle, I can generally make the direction "change" back and forth quite easily.

One of the best illusions I've seen in a while!


Comment by hl95s2

May 26th 2008 00:06
ok...just watch which leg is lifted...its not a mind game...sometimes it spins clockwise and sometimes it spins counter clockwise....when the right leg is lifted shes spinning clockwise...notice when its the left leg and she spinning counter clockwise...i guess that means i use both sides of my brain??

Comment by Anonymous

May 26th 2008 01:05
Sonuva...I it doesn't spin for me anymore...it just goes side to side... ._.

Uber weird.

Comment by Anonymous

May 26th 2008 14:11
if you just focus on the shadow of her foot she dosnt even turn around it looks as if she is just hopping from one foot to another...weird

Comment by Anonymous

May 26th 2008 18:21
I see both!

Comment by Anonymous

May 26th 2008 20:50
omg this is the dumbest thing i have ever seen!
all the pic does is switch. yeah i found it out big whoop

Comment by kross10c

May 26th 2008 21:09
I can do it easy now .look down at her shadow and imagine it turning counter clockwise.once its starts turning the way you want it look up at her slowly.but be careful and stay focused or it will change back to the way you saw it the first time.

Comment by Anonymous

May 27th 2008 00:57
I usually see the dancer going clockwise, but I can make it anticlockwise by thinking of a math problem.

What I usually think of is this to make it anticlockwise:

X(squared) 1 = 0

I think about this problem and how it's false, and bingo! The dancer is turning anticlockwise.

Comment by Anonymous

May 27th 2008 00:59
The last comment has an error...
What I meant was:
X(squared) plus 1 = 0

Comment by Anonymous

May 27th 2008 02:47
Look people this is a hoax just pay attention to which leg she is standing on. Then wait about thirty seconds and boom direction changes along with the whole image. She starts on one leg spinning one way than swaps to the other leg its crap.

Comment by Anonymous

May 27th 2008 13:51
I though this was a hoax too as I was staring at it for over 5 minutes and could not see it turn anti-clockwise.

Then I stared at it and blinked my eyes repeatedly and quickly and by doing so, I can make her spin either way now every time.

Excellent illusion!

Comment by Anonymous

May 27th 2008 22:45
Protruding nipple is definitely there my friend!

Comment by Manny

May 28th 2008 01:39
Anti-clockwise?
You mean counter clockwise.

Comment by Fibo

May 28th 2008 03:04
If you think it's fake:
My wife and I were both looking at the picture and could see the girl going different directions. I'm kind of surprised that everyone is trying to prove and disprove this "hoax," but only one other person has even mentioned testing the illusion simultaneously with another.

If you're trying to get it to change:
I mostly saw the girl spinning clockwise, but I could stare at the girls arm and tell myself that it was passing in front of the girl from left to right. Then I'd squint my eyes and bam! it changes.

Awesome!

Comment by Anonymous

May 28th 2008 04:40
It's all a matter of what you focus on first and trying to change your perception is the hard part. It doesn't seem to be fake to me, but an optical illusion.

I see about 50/50 spinning left and right. (I'm staying away from the touchy subject of "counter" or "anti" clockwise!)

I agree that the non-believers should try this with other people looking at the screen at the same time.

Very cool!

Comment by Mechelle

May 28th 2008 08:45