Here’s a little more Friday Fun for you. Below you’ll find an image of a moving dancer. Is she moving clockwise or counter-clockwise? Depending on how your brain works, you will see it differently. If she’s moving clockwise, you’re using your right brain and if she’s moving counter-clockwise, you are using your left brain. Some of you will be able to see her moving in both directions.
When I was first glancing at the image, she was moving clockwise. But then I looked away for a minute and refocused on the picture and she was moving counter-clockwise. After that I could change my focus and see her moving in either direction. For Ryan, he could only see her moving clockwise. According to the Herald Sun in Australia, most of you will see her moving counter-clockwise. So what does all of this mean?
- Left Brain Functions (counter-clockwise): uses logic, detail oriented, math and science, reality based, practical, forms strategies
- Right Brain Functions (clockwise): big picture oriented, symbols and images, spatial perception, risk taking, impetuous
If you can only see her moving in one direction, try to close one of your eyes which should trigger your brain to think with the other side. If covering one eye doesn’t work, switch and try the other. I also noticed that I tended to see her “switch” directions depending on whether or not I was looking at her head or her feet.
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@Ashley:
No matter what I tried, the dancer only moved in one direction: like the hands of the clock.
I always thought I was the logic thinker, practical, detail oriented and so forth. I learned something new today.
Quite entertaining!
Regards,
Omar.-
bit of an explanation on it here: http://scienceline.org/2007/10.....mispheres/
Strange, I saw her move in both directions.
I think we can all agree that the animation changes direction (from clockwise to counter or counter clockwise to clockwise). Its not that some of us see/experience it differently. Or am i just crazy??
yup its changes direction like James said…when it moving counter clockwise, i can see it change to clokckwise while my gf still see it counter clockwise and vice versa…
While I was seeing it move counter-clockwise, Ryan was looking at it and seeing it go clockwise so I don’t think that’s the case.
I too was able to see her moving in both directions. I think I was starting to get dizzy after about five minutes of staring!
Left Brain Functions (counter-clockwise): uses logic, detail oriented, math and science, reality based, practical, forms strategies.
This is what I am. I see her moving clockwise only. I think that this is not based on any science though…
Odd, I saw her go counter-clockwise until I moved my focus to the scrollbar to scroll. When I looked again she was going clockwise and I can’t “make her” go counter-clockwise anymore. The counter-clockwise move should be more fitting for me.. so I don’t think this really works
It does work. I was looking at it with other people and we saw it moved in differet directions for us.
Wow this is creepy! It was going clockwise for me, then I looked away - came back and now it was going counter clockwise. Then I started focusing at her feet and she started going clockwise again.
I see it as counter clockwise for a while before it switches to clockwise and after a while, it switches back to counter clockwise. I guess I think first using my left brain before my right brain kicks in.
For those like me that found hard look it counter-clowise, try focus at the right side of the site while looking at the dancer.
For me, she started “kicking” then moved counter-clock.
Its very hard (for me
) when I focus on the dancer, it starts clokwise again 
For me, I could only see her move counter-clockwise. I tried looking away, focusing at the top or bottom or right or left of the image, closing right eye, closing left eye. But in all cases, she was moving counter-clockwise. I think I might be part Vulcan.
I see her still, no motion at all… my third eye, perhaps!
Frankly, I try, but I feel no motion at all! Now what could that mean?!
If you’re having trouble seeing her move in both directions, do something technical for a while like sorting files. After that, do something philosophical like debating on a BBS. Instantly looking away for a second or two isn’t always enough to change how your mind works. Ashley is a woman, right? If so, would any of us guys be surprised she changes her mind in an instant?
i see her move only in clock wise(no matter which eyes)? what does this mean?
Thanks for the tip, Fred Thompson. As far as I’m concerned, all I see - all I imagine, all I perceive - is a woman seen from back, trying to keep steady on her left foot with the right one one foot high… the only dynamic being the outcome of an unbalanced position, though that must be domination of my left brain
If you study the image, she is not twirling at all. She is swaying and changing her lifted leg, left for left side and right for right side (from the viewer’s perspective).
Interesting, but i don´t understand it
That is crazy…. it took me forever to see her counter clockwise, but when I did, I couldn’t see her the other way…
ok.. this is a bit creepy. When I first looked at it, she was moving CC… then I looked away and back and she was moving C. My initial thought was the graphic had changed (direction). But you’re telling me that this thing is only moving in one direction?
For the most part, she seems to move CC but she changes to C enough to make me think someone’s pulling a prank! lol
My question would be.. what does it mean that I see her moving in both directions?? Am I bi-polar, psychotic, paranoid… ok, ok.. I already know the answers to those questions! LOL
btw… my wife only sees it moving clockwise.. and now thinks I’m crazy.
This post ruined my week.
OMG… i got her to turn when I want! I dont know how im doing it, but if i look at her with just my peripherals, and if i want her to turn, she just DOES.. ON COMMAND!!! This is even freakeier bc I know Im doing it but i dont know how!!!!!
if my thoughts are:
1) this is a nude woman, not a dancer.
2) i don’t know which way is clockwise! are you measuring from the top looking down or up?
then what does this mean about me? :p
I can’t see it turning anywhere but clockwise. Yet I know as a fact that I’m more of a left brained person. I’m good at math and science, not too good in art (I’m not totally crappy, though)….but still, I’m a left brained guy.
This isn’t based on science. This is BS.
It is entirely possible to visualize a random switch from LEFT to right and RIGHT to left.
Cover up the moving shadow just beneath the models form and clover up the body except the legs. Just try and see how easy it is the make the switch from anticlockwise to clockwise and vice versa.
Works every time!
Those who live in the northern hemisphere will generally see a clockwise motion those in the southern hemisphere will generally see a anticlockwise motion. Hence notice the movement of the moon for example. Left to right or right to left.
At this point, most of us are able to see her either moving just clockwise (39%) or both (47%). Here I thought more of us would be seeing her move counterclockwise because of the article in the Herald Sun.
Look at a clock and otice which way the hands move. That’s clockwise.
I gave up after like 15 minutes of trying to see it move counter clockwise. As Ashley said, all I can see is clockwise movement which is weird since I’m totally left-brained.
i don’t look at clocks from the side. i know which way the hands go on a clock, duh. but, which orientation are you using for this figure? i’m guessing you are imagining looking down on her from the top, so when the leg is coming towards the screen from the right side, that would be clockwise, yes? in which case, i see anticlockwise.
Very strange. I used to see her switch between both. Recently I’ve only seen her move clockwise. Today, I shared it w/ a couple friends, and the three of us unanimously agreed she was moving clockwise. Also strange because I’d definitely consider myself (as well as probably those I showed it to) “left-brained.” I’m trying to think if it could have been the lighting or some other environmental difference that made me see it both directions before.
Could it be that the person who created this image wanted to mess w/ us? Is it in any way possible to make it go for a few days oscillating between directions, then another few holding 1 direction?
I did it as if I was looking down on the figure.
I’d expect there to be a placebo effect here once you’ve read the descriptions of the two directions - most people here will _want_ to think that it’s going counter because they like the “left side logical” thing. When it started for me it was going clockwise but after a while of watching it I found I could blink and it would change direction. For those that read the text first and want it to be going counter, it probably will.
I don’t know about that. I tried pretty darn hard to get it to go both ways, but there was no hope for me.
Well, I opened up the gif using gif-construction-set, and there you see that she moves both directions !
hi,
i can make her turn C or CC when i want to,
i also noticed that when she is turning C, she is jumping on her left leg and when she is turning CC she is jumping on her right leg.
i don’t know how it works but i can tell you what i focus on when trying to change her ‘direction’.
well, to do it i just focus on the reflection of her foot and that way it’s easier to make her change the direction.
i think it can be a key(just looking at her feet) to learn to turn her at will.
i wonder if this type of excercise, changing her direction, is a good training for a brain and if it enhances our abilities like ex. solve some problems easier or notice/get some things faster.
Close your eyes every second or so when she’s in the middle of the turn to see her switch direction all the time