WTF

[Grahm]

Which way is she spinning...

http://authorpoppet.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/spinning-silhouette-optical-illusion.gif?w=300&h=400

[deathgirl]

Which way is she spinning...

http://authorpoppet.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/spinning-silhouette-optical-illusion.gif?w=300&h=400

can't you tell it changes after a while?

[Frytard]

its both depending how your brain works

[Cars]

its both depending how your brain works

haha its not one of those, it actually switches. for a bit she is on her right foot spinning left, then it switches to her being on the left foot spinning right.

[Sephrana]

actually the graphic never changes. it depends on how you personally see it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinning_Dancer

If the foot touching the ground is perceived to be the left foot, the dancer appears to be spinning clockwise (if seen from above); if it is taken to be the right foot, then she appears to be spinning counterclockwise.

The illusion has been incorrectly[3] identified as a scientific personality test that supposedly reveals which hemisphere of the brain is dominant in the observer. Under this unproven interpretation, it has been popularly called the Right Brain–Left Brain test,[4] and was widely circulated on the Internet during late 2008 to early 2009.[citation needed] During this time it was established that the silhouette is more often seen rotating clockwise than counter-clockwise. According to an online survey of over 1600 participants, approximately two thirds of observers initially perceived the silhouette to be rotating clockwise. In addition, observers who initially perceived a clockwise rotation had more difficulty experiencing the alternative.[5]

[Sephrana]

she is always spinning clockwise for me unless i try REALLY hard for several minutes to get her to reverse directions in my brain. then i can make her reverse for several rotations but if i blink for a second then she is clockwise again. *shrug*

[naez]

in the first post it was clockwise


then in the second one it was counter

[Cars]

So what does it mean when she switched a few times for me without me trying?

[naez]

is real easy to do if you just look at the feet and roll your eyes

[Swordsly]

I call bullshit
she changes directions, no optical illusion. she just changes directions

[deathgirl]

my brain seems perfectly content to accept that her weight is on both the left and right leg o_o

[naez]

nah cuz i can watch it go one way for a minute and then switch back and forth every couple of seconds

[SUSUGAM]

http://www.monkeyreview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/1237262681298.gif

enjoy

[ryandward]

She does not change directions. You guys are retarded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-yhtXAzYwc

[Bones]

That is pretty cool, thanks susu.

[EkireiTheNecro]

Watch it for awhile, it resets and changes directions.

Try watching the SHADOW of her foot and it becomes very clear.

[EkireiTheNecro]

Don't stare at her too long if you've been drinking.

[Kika Maslyaka]

you guys got it all wrong - you should be looking at the boobs instead! :D

[Drieddead]

http://www.monkeyreview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/1237262681298.gif

enjoy

i noticed that if i put my eyes about level with her abdomen and without focusing on anything dominantly and look to the right hand of my screen she would move counter-clockwise and then if i look to the left side of the screen i can make her go clockwise. Cool illusion

[Ronas]

O you wanna play like that

Count the black dots

http://www.123opticalillusions.com/pages/opticalillusions44.gif

[Ihealyou]

These things confuse me, and that makes me angry.

[Frytard]

i have seen this before with an explanation its both man lol depending on which side of the brain is focused on it

[Spud]

I GET IT. It must have something to do with the way she is angled and how she rises up and down. She is angled in such a way that her left leg could be her right at a certain point, or something.

wait is she doing backflips for anyone else?

[Juda]

ahhhhh my fuckin eyes no more dots

[guineapig]

ahhhhh my fuckin eyes no more dots

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/7/24/moardots128613778954371414.jpg

[vazdru]

If you can also see the stripper pole she is spinning around you need help.

[Teeroyoyort]

I can switch between the two with each blink now. Took a lil while, but if you imagine the spin one way then open ur eyes u'll see it that way. When you imagine the spin the other way, u'll see it that way.