Which way is she spinning?

[usdm180sx]

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.switched.com/media/2007/10/spinningdancer_54.gif

This silhouette wins the award for coolest thing we've seen all day -- and it's not just because the tiny dancer above is in the buff. This is a little test that will tell you whether the left or right hemisphere of your brain is more dominant.

Instead of concentrating on her chest, concentrate on the woman's movement. If you see her spinning clockwise, that means you're using the right side, or more creative side of your brain. If she appears to be moving counter-clockwise, then that means the left side, or more logical side of your think muscle is superior.

At the Switched office, some of us see her going clockwise, others see her spinning counter-clockwise. At least one of us claims to see both, while another one of us opened this animation in Adobe ImageReady in order to isolate the frames to see if there's any direction-changing funny business going on. There isn't.

Here's the link: http://www.switched.com/2007/10/15/the-trippiest-optical-illusions-on-the-net/

[S14DB]

gives me a headache...

[usdm180sx]

If you click on the link there are other cool illusions. Hopefully thy won't give you a headache but trip you out :D

[DRavenS13]

what does it mean if you can switch your brain to see both???

[usdm180sx]

That you are both creative and logical?

[kyoru]

wow took me awhile to see it but, if you stare at her feet it helps in trying to switch directions

[qwikspool]

cool. when i opened this thread it was going counter clockwise and when i stared long enough it starts going clockwise.

[adrians_s13]

is it cold in here, or is it just me...

[Rayne]

I have known about this optical illusion for about a week now...posted about it in my blog on myspace.

I saved the gif onto my computer and know this has nothing to do with computer programing, eye movement, or any of the other theories in circulation. This optical illusion works purely on which hemisphere of the brain is more dominate at the moment.

90% of the time I see the dancer spinning clockwise and will readily agree. I tend to be more right brain oriented. I can make the dancer spin the other way however I have to concentrate on being more logical for things to change.

Furthermore, I have shown the illusion to, almost everyone, in my house and they all say different things.

Yes the leading leg and arm switch depending on which direction she is spinning.

A similar illusion can be see if you look at the spokes of other wheels while driving or riding as a passenger in a vehicle.

[supad0rk]

Yeah whenever I look away it changes direction, does that mean I have ADD or something? Cool little thing though

[soreballz]

I think its bullshit. Started out going counter-clockwise, and no matter how I looked at it, it stayed that way. Then out of nowhere, it starts going clockwise.

Its the work of the devil. lmao

[downshift_sideways]

If you focus in on her calfs.

Stare hard. at the left calf.
Look a little to the left of her calf in the open grey area. She begins to spin clockwise.

Focus on the right side of her left calf, in the open grey area, she then begins to spin counter clock wise.

if you move your eyes fast, and focus real hard.
You can make her just weave from right to left, continuously.

pretty cool. I just spent like 15 mins on that damn thing!

[Skullavera]

That's some trippy sheit! Saw her spinning both ways too.

[k's_silvia2.0]

Well I tried a lil experiment I film it using my camera phone I looked away and 1st time she went counter clockwise and the 2nd time she went clockwise both times for 45 seconds.When I stare at it I can change the direction within seconds.......Or maybe im just high.

[breakindrifts]

fucking shit It started out counter clockwise then after staring for like 3 minutes she goes clockwise but only for a little bit before it looks like it switches to counter again.

[revat619]

ok. i've watched it switch twice. When i opened this thread it was going counter-clockwise, then out of now where it was like a glitch or something and it switched. Then i read all your replies and scrolled back up top and it switched again.

THEN i watched it go counter clockwise for a while and scrolled down to type this and just now i scrolled up to see what it was doing and sure enough it had switched.

Something doesnt add up...or maybe i just have ADD or something, cuz i swear it changes like every minute. Its giving me a headache and i need to go to sleep.

[supad0rk]

This might be a bunch of BS but I seeing her spin both ways I kind of noticed something. When clockwise it's like I'm looking down at her, and then when counter-clockwise it is like I am looking up at her.

But I think i changed focus by doing what downshift_sideways said on accident, my focus changed off her perky nipple.

[fromxtor]

I see both...weird.

[SimpleS14]

DAYUM.....


For awhile she was going clockwise, then I close the page and look at it again...she is going counter-clockwise.

[WilloW]

I see both...weird.
I see both too.

[BustedS13]

i can only see clockwise

[Tops*]

i can only see her boobs, i must be retarded.

[DreamN]

i can only see clockwise
^ ditto.

omgwtfbbq

[slothonaleash]

i've seen things like this...i can usually switch between seeing it go both ways if i try hard enough....now all i see is clockwise

[dirtdiggler666]

wierd shit man i see bolth but seems more clockwise

[BustedS13]

wow took me awhile to see it but, if you stare at her feet it helps in trying to switch directions

oh shit, yes it does. okay, i can see it both ways. weird.

[blackrms13]

first i saw it goin counter-clockwise, then clockwise...
damn

[IIIXziuR]

I think my brain is broken

[Daniel.]

if you concentrate on just her foot, you can make it switch back and forth.

[Tops*]

I just did the other illusions from the OP's link. The second spiral video actually made me sick. It was trippy as hell though.

[Mr.S14]

Desu
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[DreamN]

I can now switch it from clockwise to counter-clockwise and back easily now. I'm special :D

[swift_style]

i can only see her boobs, i must be retarded.

LOL! I can't help but laugh for a good 2 minutes at what you said.

But it's weird how I see her spinning counter-clockwise first then later she's spinning clock-wise.:wtf:

[lflkajfj12123]

i can switch it back and forth instantly, just gotta imagine her spinning on direction or the other.

first i just pictured how she looks spinning counter; then clockwise.

[driftjunky]

yeah ^ i did the same thing or thought about something other that a direction and bam it changed....pretty cool

[eastcoastS14]

spins clockwise the whole time.....no clue how that could even appear to be spinning counter clockwise

[drift-it]

i thought this one was pretty cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbKw0_v2clo

[Farzam]

I looked for 2 seconds and she was gong clockwise

I look away to look at my cell phone, look up...counter clockwise.

I read text.

I post.

[status:one]

That's pretty interesting. I asked my girlfriend which way it was spinning to her when we were sitting next to one another whilst looking at the image and she said it was spinning clockwise as I saw it spinning counter clockwise. :tweak:

[LongGrain]

the other day when i first looked at it it was going counterclockwise and i couldnt make it change. now when i look at it its going clockwise and i still cant make it switch lol.

[TurDz]

As I try to make her switch going CW to CCW (I can do it every rotation w/ concentration), I feel like my brain is working hard. I must be dumb...haha.

[jesuchristo]

Check out the castle one. I had to replay a video a bunch of times to convince myself the picture didn't have any color at any point. Dont take your eye off the dot or it will snap back to grey.

[swiftdrift]

i just threw up in my mouth a little bit

[HellonFire]

Ok. Stare at the image. Then, stare at the corner left of your screen and view her with peripherals. Do the same for the bottom right. She will change directions. Very fucking weird.

Tyler

[Ninjabread]

I only see it going clockwise, no matter how hard i try.

Does that mean I have no logic :P

[Saltman]

I can see both! Nice find Norm!!

[0100]

Clockwise.

I can't get her to spin counter clockwise, no matter how long I look at her or her feet.

[exitspeed]

Vulva.

I can make her switch which way I see her going.

[s13_redSILVIA]

LOL WTFF?? trippy ass hell...i see both..hurts my head lol

[steve shadows]

No matter what you do look at the arch of the foot

now trace it to her big toe.

clockwise

I got myself to see it the other way

but naturally humans orient objects relative to them in spaec for survival

if you concentrate on the body parts shes only going one way

its wierd but cool

[Yuri]

I stopped watching after she started switching directions every 180 degrees of rotation.

[azndoc]

She just goes clockwise to me.

[240_whore]

If YOU were HER, she's spinning counter-clockwise.