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I think it's bullcrap. She can only be spinning clockwise. There is no way she could be spinning counter-clockwise. Unless you ignore her anatomy completely. And the descriptions of the "type" of brain that sees it each way are incorrect as well. I've asked several engineers and they all see it going clockwise. Engineers are left-brained.

UsedToBeKnowItAll wrote:

I think it's bullcrap. She can only be spinning clockwise. There is no way she could be spinning counter-clockwise. Unless you ignore her anatomy completely. And the descriptions of the "type" of brain that sees it each way are incorrect as well. I've asked several engineers and they all see it going clockwise. Engineers are left-brained.

considering that she is a solid black silhouette, you are assuming that the circular motion on her leg (for example) is coming toward you on one side and away from you on the other. you would be just as correct if you were to assume the opposite. since it's 2-d and solid black (i.e. no shading) she IS spinning both directions.

your engineer friends are idiots and, with a little practice, it's pretty easy to shift your perception and see her spinning either direction.

footsy wrote:

This reminds me of a forwarded email I got...

"This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keep trying it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot. But you can't!!!

1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction!!!

I told you so... And there is nothing you can do about it.

Make sure you pass this on to your friends.

They won't be able to do it either."

Wow. After some practice, I could counteract the effect, but that is pretty cool.

or its just a flash animation that changes back and forth

Exactly.

Tried the foot thing (learned about it 6 years ago actually). Back then it worked, now it doesn't.

If you wear glasses, take them off. Her blurred image actually looks sort of like a floppy pendulum threading back and forth, but she does not spin.

It's weird how some people have so much trouble controlling her at will. I was able to nearly instantly. What blocks people from seeing it?

kiril wrote:

or its just a flash animation that changes back and forth

Yes, but Flash can't read your mind.

sooo wrote:

kiril wrote:

or its just a flash animation that changes back and forth

Yes, but Flash can't read your mind.

is that why it always changes for me after the same amount of time?

kiril wrote:

sooo wrote:

Yes, but Flash can't read your mind.

is that why it always changes for me after the same amount of time?

troll?

sooo wrote:

troll?

i just turned it on and left for 2 minutes, when i came back it was spinning the other way

kiril wrote:

sooo wrote:

Yes, but Flash can't read your mind.

is that why it always changes for me after the same amount of time?

Will she switch back and for 10 times within 15 seconds for you? She will do that for me, and then I can keep her going the same direction for as long as I want.

kiril wrote:

i just turned it on and left for 2 minutes, when i came back it was spinning the other way

Come on man. You can make her switch directions so fast over and over again that it makes it look like she's doing leg kicks.

I can see both ways, but I saw counterclockwise first, so I guess I'm left brained. Description fits me pretty well compared to the other one.

Nope, I outsmarted my foot.

kiril wrote:

sooo wrote:

Yes, but Flash can't read your mind.

is that why it always changes for me after the same amount of time?

nah, i sat and looked at it with my sons at my side, I saw it ccw and they saw it cw.

strange

FINALLY mastered it.

can make her turn whichever way I please.

consider me illuminated.