spinning chick

[Blake]

Is she spinning clockwise or counter clockwise

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Spinning_Dancer.gif/220px-Spinning_Dancer.gif

[Blake]

Currently spinning counter clockwise, imo

[DarrinS]

Once you see it one way, it's hard to see it the other way

[The Reckoning]

counter

[Latarian Milton]

depends on the direction in which you view it imho

[Wild Cobra]

Look at the shadow.

Counterclockwise.

[tlongII]

She's a spinner.

[lebomb]

clockwise you blind fawks

[CosmicCowboy]

I can see it both ways.

The shadow is not accurate.

[tp2021]

It's meant to be seen either way.

The trick is being able to make the "switch" in your mind.

[lebomb]

It's meant to be seen either way.

The trick is being able to make the "switch" in your mind.

No shit..............Ive left this thread, and have come back multiple times. That bish has been and is still spinning clockwise.

[LnGrrrR]

Look at the shadow.

Counterclockwise.

:lmao :lmao :lmao

You never fail to impress WC.

First glance, it looks clockwise to me, but I can see it counterclockwise if I look at it from the corner of my eye for a moment then look back at it. After a few rotations though, my mind tends to see her "revert" back to clockwise as her leg reaches the "front" of the picture.

Surprised so many people see it counter first.

[LnGrrrR]

Want to see something really interesting? Try to watch the two "Cheat sheets" for this, and see if, by flipping your focus from one to the other, you can make the figure "jump" from clockwise to counterclockwise every half rotation.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Left_spinning_dancer.gifhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Right_spinning_dancer.gif

[jeebus]

Look at the shadow.

Counterclockwise.
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

[lebomb]

WTF??!!! :dizzy


now the bish is spinning counterclockwise .................... :smchode:

[mrsmaalox]

Starts out clockwise, then I blink and she goes counter.

[703 Spurz]

Uh. I haven't blinked and after 20-30 secs she goes the other way. Or am I insane? Can she just appear out of the shadows and start fingering herself instead?

[tlongII]

Spinners can go either clockwise or counter-clockwise. It depends on which way you spin them.

[resistanze]

In the first gif, the bish is always spinning clockwise for me, no matter what.

In the dual gif, she's changing directions often for me.

[tp2021]

Want to see something really interesting? Try to watch the two "Cheat sheets" for this, and see if, by flipping your focus from one to the other, you can make the figure "jump" from clockwise to counterclockwise every half rotation.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Left_spinning_dancer.gifhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Right_spinning_dancer.gif

It would be hard to make these particular images switch. They have lines which emphasize which leg is supposed to be seen as closer to the viewer. Without the lines, your brain tries to make sense of the image and thus, you may be able to "switch" directions or just be stuck on 1.

[InRareForm]

You guys should watch the show Brain Games. Pretty cool

[Blake]

You guys should watch the show Brain Games. Pretty cool

Love that show

[lebomb]

You guys should watch the show Brain Games. Pretty cool


Im in!!! I got my GED, so that shit should be easy to figure out.

[G-Nob]

Nice rack, either direction

[mojorizen7]

clockwise you blind fawks
Thats what i see.

[Wild Cobra]

Want to see something really interesting? Try to watch the two "Cheat sheets" for this, and see if, by flipping your focus from one to the other, you can make the figure "jump" from clockwise to counterclockwise every half rotation.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Left_spinning_dancer.gifhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Right_spinning_dancer.gif
But in both, the shadow is still going counterclockwise.

[Wild Cobra]

I can see it both ways.

The shadow is not accurate.
You're right. Someone did a poor job. Still, the shadow is clearly moving one direction.

[DMC]

She gots some stiff nipples

[CuckingFunt]

If I move my focus to her foot, I can make her switch directions at my discretion.

[Wild Cobra]

If I move my focus to her foot, I can make her switch directions at my discretion.
I can to, until I focus on the shadow...

[Blake]

But in both, the shadow is still going counterclockwise.

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

[benefactor]

If I move my focus to her foot, I can make her switch directions at my discretion.
Me too. Fucking weird.

[MaineSpursFan]

i can make myself see it one way or another way by focusing on the heel, If I tell myself that I'm looking at the heel of her pivot foot from slightly below her then I can make her spin counter clockwise, and if i tell myself i'm looking at her foot from slightly above her she spends clockwise, you should try that and see if it works for yourself, i can get it to work after a few seconds every time

[Fabbs]

If I move my focus to her foot, I can make her switch directions at my discretion.
You and Cobra are saying it's up to us the viewer to change her direction?
As opposed to she actually is changing direction?

I saw her switch from left foot to right foot.

Nope. She is switching feet.

[Blake]

Yes, it's up to you the viewer to change direction.

i even posted a cheat sheet for you just a few posts above ^

[Fabbs]

The cheat sheet clearly shows her switching feet, not my eyes deciding.

[Blake]

The cheat sheet clearly shows her switching feet, not my eyes deciding.

Um no. You're just slow

[Wild Cobra]

They are called optical illusions for a reason.

Is Jeebus the only one that agrees with me about the shadow?

I have not been able to "will" the shadow to spin the other way, but it's easy to see the chick spin either direction.

[Blake]

They are called optical illusions for a reason.

Is Jeebus the only one that agrees with me about the shadow?

I have not been able to "will" the shadow to spin the other way, but it's easy to see the chick spin either direction.

Jeebus was being sarcastic.

You're slow in two different ways

[Wild Cobra]

Jeebus was being sarcastic.

You're slow in two different ways
OK, explain to me how I can make the shadow of the extended foot change direction in it's elliptical orbit? It is clearly a counter-clockwise orbit.

[CuckingFunt]

OK, explain to me how I can make the shadow of the extended foot change direction in it's elliptical orbit? It is clearly a counter-clockwise orbit.

The shadow is also an optical illusion.

[Fabbs]

If I move my focus to her foot, I can make her switch directions at my discretion.
Are you talking about your girlfriend or this .gif? :lol

[Wild Cobra]

The shadow is also an optical illusion.
OK, Explain it to me.

[FkLA]

Its not the same for you all the time, much less for every single person you fucking dumb, uneducated morons.

[Spur|n|Austin]

You guys should watch the show Brain Games. Pretty cool

Entertaining show, tbh.

[CuckingFunt]

OK, Explain it to me.

You can't will the shadow to spin a particular way, as you can with the figure, because there is not enough visual information contained within the shadow itself to indicate it is spinning in either direction; it merely mirrors whichever direction you perceive the girl to be spinning.

However you're seeing it -- I can't tell if you're saying only that you can't force yourself to see it change directions, or if you're actually seeing it only spin one way even when that is in opposition to the direction you're seeing the girl spin -- is based only on how you're seeing it, not on how it has been animated. The shadow is as intentionally ambiguous as is the rest of the animation.

[leemajors]

http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/train.gif

[Wild Cobra]

You can't will the shadow to spin a particular way, as you can with the figure, because there is not enough visual information contained within the shadow itself to indicate it is spinning in either direction; it merely mirrors whichever direction you perceive the girl to be spinning.

However you're seeing it -- I can't tell if you're saying only that you can't force yourself to see it change directions, or if you're actually seeing it only spin one way even when that is in opposition to the direction you're seeing the girl spin -- is based only on how you're seeing it, not on how it has been animated. The shadow is as intentionally ambiguous as is the rest of the animation.
LOL...

You can't explain it.

Admit it, you are wrong.

How can you perceive the shadow of her foot to be going clockwise? watch it.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x262/Wild_Cobra/Misc/spinningdancer_zpsda641de8.png

[CuckingFunt]

LOL...

You can't explain it.

Admit it, you are wrong.

How can you perceive the shadow of her foot to be going clockwise? watch it.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x262/Wild_Cobra/Misc/spinningdancer_zpsda641de8.png

Her shadow always mirrors her rotation for me. If I see her rotating clockwise, I see the shadow rotating the same way. If I see her rotating counter-clockwise, so is her shadow. If I concentrate on her foot, I can change my perception of their rotation at will.

[G-Nob]

The train is moving toward the viewer. Do you see the reflection of the red light on the side? It's located inside the tunnel. That light would tell the train operator to stop or that they're going the wrong direction.

[Blake]

LOL...

You can't explain it.

Admit it, you are wrong.

How can you perceive the shadow of her foot to be going clockwise? watch it.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x262/Wild_Cobra/Misc/spinningdancer_zpsda641de8.png

Lmao smh

[Wild Cobra]

Lmao smh
Yet nobody is smart enough to explain how I am wrong...

[Blake]

Yet nobody is smart enough to explain how I am wrong...

You're not smart enough to look it up for yourself on the googles

[Fabbs]

http://www.monkeyreview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/1237262681298.gif
So are figure 1 and figure 3 spinning different ways? Obviously they are it's two distinct separate spins.
It's not **the eyes that are making her spin different directions**.

I went to
http://www.moillusions.com/2012/12/spinning-girl-illusion-explanation.html this site where you seem to have copied the colored figures.
Still does not explain it.

[703 Spurz]

If I move my focus to her foot, I can make her switch directions at my discretion.

Can you make her go to the kitchen next?

[CuckingFunt]

So are figure 1 and figure 3 spinning different ways? Obviously they are it's two distinct separate spins.
It's not **the eyes that are making her spin different directions**.

Figure 1 and figure 3 are exactly the same image.

[ChumpDumper]

Good thread.

[CuckingFunt]

My eyes are righter than your eyes!

[The Reckoning]

Can you make her go to the kitchen next?


:lmao

[Wild Cobra]

Yet nobody is smart enough to explain how I am wrong...

[ChumpDumper]

You are making an assumption where the light source is, WC.

[DAF86]

So are figure 1 and figure 3 spinning different ways? Obviously they are it's two distinct separate spins.
It's not **the eyes that are making her spin different directions**.

I went to
http://www.moillusions.com/2012/12/spinning-girl-illusion-explanation.html this site where you seem to have copied the colored figures.
Still does not explain it.

The figures are the same in the 3 pictures, it's the painted lines that deceive us.

[Chinook]

http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/train.gif

Am I the only one who sometimes sees to two "ends" of the train smashing into each other? If I look at one end, and move my gaze around to the other side without looking at the middle, it happens.

[midnightpulp]

You are making an assumption where the light source is, WC.

[Wild Cobra]

You are making an assumption where the light source is, WC.
I have thought of a few reasons why it may occur, and they don't pan out.

Please explain where the source light would be to make the shadow behave that way.

[ChumpDumper]

I have thought of a few reasons why it may occur, and they don't pan out.

Please explain where the source light would be to make the shadow behave that way.In a different place than where you think it is.

[AaronY]

Excellent debate

[Blake]

I have thought of a few reasons why it may occur, and they don't pan out.

Please explain where the source light would be to make the shadow behave that way.

Lol

[Wild Cobra]

My God.

You guys are chronic at this. You cannot support your contention, but still want to claim I'm wrong.

[Blake]

Same thing here:

http://www.herdofcats.ca/files/images/spinning-cat-illusion-crop.gif

Once you figure it out, it's not hard at all to make it turn the way you want.

It has to do with visually making the feet point away from you. Or the ears. Either works for me.

[ChumpDumper]

My God.

You guys are chronic at this. You cannot support your contention, but still want to claim I'm wrong.I can't understand for you. Sorry.

[sook]

its counter fucking clockwise not sure why this is a debate.

Fucking right hand rule/physics/electricity has seared directions into my brain.