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when I look at her boobs its counter clockwise
when I look at her booty its clock wise ;-)]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:03AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/Jun 19th 2008 3:54PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/Apr 10th 2008 6:00AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/
very odd indeed!]]>Apr 10th 2008 7:16AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/
She should fall over!

WHY DOESN"T SHE FALL!!!!]]>Apr 10th 2008 8:39AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/Apr 10th 2008 9:03AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/Apr 10th 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/
Scored a 55% right and 45% left. Woooooo!]]>Apr 10th 2008 9:23AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/
If she goes clockwise( >) the R arm is up, if counter clockwise the (]]>Apr 10th 2008 9:49AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/Your percentage score for the right brain is 51%.
Your percentage score for the left brain is 50%.
Am I just so awesome that my brain has more power than others?!?]]>Apr 10th 2008 10:21AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/
I can see the girl spinning both ways - as many other people have - though most seem to be focused on the mechanism - how you can see her going both ways - rather than the reason. Well, here is my theory:

When you focus on the big picture - she spins clockwise. When you focus on the details, she spins counterclockwise. And for a good reason...

If you look at the girl with a 'logical' eye - focused on how the parts apperar as she spins from a front view to a side view - as in which boob appears from the shadows first, etc, you see her spinnning counterclockwise.

If you abstract yourself out from the details to where you are looking at a spinning girl - rather than her body parts, she apperas to go clockwise. Because, your 'creative' brain is filling the blanks that your eyes are not capturing. And perhaps, we are wired to see things go clockwise, so when the brain fills in the blanks, it fills them in a way that the girl goes clockwise.

Conclusion - it is indeed a good test for whether you are more creative or more logical. A more logical person will scientifically observe the moving parts and conclude one way, a more creative person... you get the drift.

Those on the borderline - well then it all depends, does it not!

Cheers. ]]>Apr 10th 2008 11:33AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/Apr 10th 2008 4:51PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/
This is not an illusion. It could have been, but it is not. The original illusion is the classic 2d representation of 3d rotation without perspective. And people seing clockwise or not does not say anything about left or right hemisphere. I don't have a clue where the makers got that idea from, but I suspect it has monetary origins.

The animation is flawed, as it is indeed 3D WITH perspective rotating clockwise (you can analyze each frame - believe me, it's clockwise). Underneath they have placed a reflection that is moving counter-clockwise. I guess they have though, that if you think this otherwise clockwise moving animation rotates counterclockwise, it must be because you deduce it from the shadow underneath. And if your deduction overrides you intuitive (and correct) observation of clockwise rotation, you must be left-hemisphere dominated.

But that's too far fetched. Neuroscience is faaaar more complicated than that! Don't fall for pseudoscience crap!

- Tommy (medical student, former 3D graphics dabbler)]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:15PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/Apr 10th 2008 7:15PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/Apr 10th 2008 8:23PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.procreo.jp/labo/labo13.html

hey switched, how about a little google search before posting... ]]>Apr 12th 2008 7:45AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/the-trippiest-optical-illustions-on-the-net/
This is really cool.]]>Apr 13th 2008 12:01AM