Posted October 28, 2008 How do you know its going clockwise? Only the person who made the gif can say that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 How do you know its going clockwise? Only the person who made the gif can say that. I opened it in photoshop to make sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 It isn't going any specific side, it's going how you see it. Even if you see the frames, you can see it both ways. I had this gif side by side with the legs outline in both ways so it was easy to see. Edit: Easy way to see it, just look at her shadow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 God you people suck. Yes, it IS an old optical illusion, and yes, it CAN be hard to shift the focus, but it can easily go both ways because there is absolutely no depth in the animation and so you put it in yourself. For the record, for me, she was going clockwise off the bat, which means I'm right dominant? But reading the description of the Left I'd surely have said I was left dominant, and think I found out the same in an experiment in first year! No. It's going clockwise. That's a fact... How can you shift it? You can't! Here's how I do it, you see one leg roates and one stays fairly central? If she's clockwise, the leg goes round clockwise(the free one). Now, focus on that leg, in actually due to the 2D nature it's going left and right. When clock wise, it goes round the back whilst going to the right, and round the front whilst going to the left. Just imagine it the other way round, like when you see it moving to the right, imagine it swinging round the front, not the back, and when left round the back, not the front. It's easier once you've done it once, but still pretty hard! EDIT: Better idea, I remember last time I saw this, the advice was to look at her shadow, it sometimes help shift your perception. EDITEDIT: According to Wiki it's innaccurate to say this proves dominance of one hemisphere over the other, as this article claims; http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php?p=27 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 She's turning anti-clockwise and I can't see the other way at all. Edit: Wait, just got clockwise as well. Yeah it's shoulders and legs, focus on each separately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 I see her going counter-clockwise at first. And then she started going clockwise. Anyway, I highly doubt this optical illusion can test our brain functionalities just like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 It's going anti-clockwise for me and I can't even perceive how it could be going clockwise, I'm staring at it and taking people's comments into consideration, but I cannot see it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 It's going anti-clockwise for me and I can't even perceive how it could be going clockwise, I'm staring at it and taking people's comments into consideration, but I cannot see it With me, I tried focusing in different parts of her body, without success. Suddenly she started spinning clockwise, with no real explanation. I'm assuming she just changes her direction after a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 It's going anti-clockwise for me and I can't even perceive how it could be going clockwise, I'm staring at it and taking people's comments into consideration, but I cannot see it Exactly the same with me. Going anti-clockwise and no way is it going clockwise. I can't see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 Done it!! I can switch at will now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 How? It's impossible I say. I just don't see how she can go clockwise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 When the legs cross over, blink and tell yourself that the leg isn't going to the back, but coming to the front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 I was reading another webpage about the illusion, went back and she was going clockwise and I have no idea how. Then I looked at the shadow, then when her leg was supposed to make a shadow it didn't then I looked up and she was going anti-clockwise again. Madness. I don't know what happened either. Now I started blinking when the legs cross, and relaxed a bit, I can get them to change legs. Now i've got it stuck on clockwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 Its an optical illusion yo. It can go both ways cos' its a sil-ohu-ette. Yeah. Stop being silly peeps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 The reactions are funny though. I was convinced it was anti-clockwise and it was impossible to go clockwise. Now I can switch it whenever I want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 Guys, I got anti-clockwise (kinda makes sense seeing as I'm a mathematician). Seriously, it's an optical illusion. If you focus really hard on just the girl's legs, then you can make her turn the other way. I've managed to do it several times now. EDIT: If you focus really really hard then you can make her turn alternate directions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 Just like helicopter blades or the wheels on a car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 When I see her moving, when her leg sticks out to the right then goes left, the foot, to me, seems closer than when it sticks out left then goes right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 I got right brain dominating at first, which by the description is quite clearly wrong. I can change it round at will now though, if I Hiro Nakamura (close my eyes tight like he does) it seems to always reverse. I love Oxigen_Waste's reaction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 Ive just managed to get it going anti clockwise, now it wont go back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 Damn!!! I can finally switch!!! This shit is awesome!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 Scratch that, I can change it at will now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 How the fuck can that be? I'm getting frustrated, she's just going clockwise, for me. :( :( :( Aaaaarrgggh. Heh, I do agree here. She is definitely going clockwise! Unless you cover the body and just look waist down, in which case it seems to work either way... EDIT: Haha wow I got it!! Madness... that showed me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 I can in absolutely no way see her go anti-clockwise. I can normally crack optical illusions, but this I cannot crack! Reading the description, I'd say I'm a powerful mixture of the two brain sides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 28, 2008 If you watch her foot/shadow foot then you can easily change her direction at will. That's so cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
