File[Right_Brain_vs_Left_Brain.swf] - (1.03 MB)
[_] [L] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)05:46 No.

  ITT magic

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)05:52 No.

  Left dominant.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)05:55 No.

  right dominant. i even told my brother to take a look at it and tell me what he sees. we had
  different directions most of the time.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)05:56 No.

  I only see it spinning clockwise, I gotta try really fuckin hard to see it spinning counter
  clockwise.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:06 No.

  holy fuck. my mind is now fucked... thanks anon...

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:09 No.

  >>1258726
  ..ahhh wtfffff it keeps switching nao!!! WTF HAVE U DONE?!

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:10 No.

  I can only see clockwise. Can't for the life of me see counter at all.

>> [_] Dewbud !!W+FiatKseZh 05/11/10(Tue)06:13 No.

  I've been drawing for about 3 hours.

  I can't even make it go counter clockwise when I try.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:27 No.

  u so samn stupid! all of u!!! zehahahaha!!!

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:31 No.

  Guys, look at the fucking shadow. There's only one direction it CAN be spinning.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:38 No.

  >>1258735

  dude the shadow starts spinning the other way too. when me'n my bro watched this i was like...NOW
  it's goin counterclock - and he's like - nope still goin clockwise...i have to concetrate really
  fucking hard to make it spin counterclock tho

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:43 No.

  For years it went clockwise. Only today could I get it to go clockwise -- and now I can't get it
  to go back. There's something about the shadow that can help you reverse the directions, though...

  Fuckin' miracles. Fuckin' Optical Illusions - how do they work?

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:44 No.

  >>1258743
  >Only today could I get it to go COUNTER-clockwise**
  samefag here. fixing mistake.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:47 No.

  >>1258735
  ive always been able to get this thing to switch back and forth at will between clockwise and
  counter-clockwise, but that's probably because i'm ambidextrous. The shadow total swaps
  directions as well

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)06:50 No.

  lawls I'm making them switch~ easy peasy~

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)07:56 No.

  >>1258747
  >>1258750
  Same here, switching works easily now that i practiced it (just focus on the toes of the shadow's
  feet)

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)08:12 No.

  Easiest way to change them is to concentate on the woman, and draw clockwise or counterclockwise
  circles in the air depending on what you want to change it to.

  Like you're doing the 'whoop dee fucking da' gesture.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)08:39 No.

  I can see both.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)09:30 No.

  i... i can only see it counterclockwise.... HOLY SHIT

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)09:43 No.

  >>1258715
  DAMNIT OP!
  fuck fuck fuck!
  it went clockwise the first time, now it's stuck on counter-clockwise, damn you

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)09:59 No.

  She keeps switching back and forth from both directions for me.. She's also switching which leg
  she's spinning on, which is the giveaway that someones designed it to change.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)10:14 No.

  For some reason it started out moving clockwise and a few seconds later it started moving
  counter-clockwise. I then had to concentrate hard to get it to move cockwise again.

>> [_] TANDY-TRS-60 !!lDcK5fMq1xS 05/11/10(Tue)10:28 No.

  What the christ?! It's early in the morning for me, so perhaps that changes things, but initially
  It was rotating counter clockwise. As I looked at my left hand, moving my index finger counter
  clockwise in motion with it, the silhouette began to go clockwise!

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)10:44 No.

  it bounces back and forth easily. if you focus on the feet specifically, then look back at the
  rest of the figure. I can make it bounce for clockwise then counter clockwise as if the figure is
  hopping instead of spinning.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)10:51 No.

  lol I was watching her tits when she spun around

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)11:15 No.

  Cannot get it to turn clockwise. I'm left brain dominant.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)11:26 No.

  The dancer is able to switch directions in our brains because she has no depth cues. The details
  defining the swinging direction of her arms, legs, and torso are too ambiguous for our visual
  system to understand. The brain, having such little information, starts making assumptions. It
  takes the information with which it is immediately presented and assumes a certain direction.
  Mystery Solved

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)11:28 No.

  However, if we concentrate on other details of the dancer that counter this assumed direction,
  the brain corrects the previous assumption and spins her in the opposite direction. Some people
  see her changing directions every few moments; for others it takes minutes. Some claim to never
  see it.

  An interesting side note: People with bipolar disorder will be slower to see the dancer change
  direction as their reversal rates in perception are generally more tightly fixed.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)11:28 No.

  So basically it has nothing to do with right or left brain.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)12:27 No.

  Yup. I really doubt this has anything to do with "right brain" vs. "left brain".

  But the deal is what you think her swinging leg is doing. Is it swinging in front or in back of
  her body? With no depth, you're basically assuming one or the other. To switch, stare at the
  shadow and tell yourself what's going on and then look back at her.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)12:28 No.

  I don't see clockwise, to me it looks like a figure skater skating backwards. I can't make it
  spin the other way because it would look wrong.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)12:31 No.

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

  Yes I know, Wikipedia but check the damn sources if it isn't good enough for you faggots.

  Spoilers: It's a 2d image.

>> [_] Anonymous 05/11/10(Tue)12:38 No.

  >>1258939
  lol makes sense. I guess why would looking at specific points first to see which direction it is
  spinning mean anything?