The Right Brain vs Left Brain test

[Nessa 23]

she was driving me crazy but I got to see her turning counterclockwise, finally

[one...two...tree 2,762]

She finally switched after a long time and then I looked away and back and she was clockwise again. I think it's an animation thing, not perception, right?

A comment below the article suggest it as a *hoax*, try getting more than just yourself to look at her spinning.

Laura, I don't think it's a hoax. I always see it turning clockwise even after trying to train my eyes to see her turn the other way. Perhaps I'm tainted working as an animator.

[tweety 1]

I could see her both ways. I'm right handed but left eye dominant.

[Nessa 23]

I won't say I'm 100% sure it's a hoax because I can't prove it, but I'm pretty much 99.9% sure it is

[Amby 490]

counter clockwise for me

[Ladylethal 12]

Ok, now it doesn't look like a hoax, if you concentrate on her shadow and scroll down so you can only see the shadow it's easier to make her change directions, then I managed to see her counter-clockwise again and then forcibly switch to clockwise, it is a lot harder for me to see counter-clockwise than clockwise, though.

And now got her to change back and forth, but still, I have to concentrate a lot harder to go from clock to counter than the other way around.

Edited October 9, 2007 by Luis&Laura

[Fandango 1,440]

She finally switched after a long time and then I looked away and back and she was clockwise again. I think it's an animation thing, not perception, right?

A comment below the article suggest it as a *hoax*, try getting more than just yourself to look at her spinning.

My mom and I saw it switch at different times.....

[SteveLaura 0]

Clockwise. But I can make her switch back and forth. I actually twirled my finger in front of the image and could get her to spin in the required direction.

Go on. You know you want to try it.

[Dan J 277]

The model is set up so that it rotates counter-clockwise in this animation. However its just a silhouette, and your brain fills in the rest of the volume. Depending which side of the brain is more dominant Will depend which way you see the animation moving.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

The model is set up so that it rotates counter-clockwise in this animation. However its just a silhouette, and your brain fills in the rest of the volume. Depending which side of the brain is more dominant Will depend which way you see the animation moving.

I don't think so, Dan. Her head tilt and her right arm pose suggest to me that she's in a clockwise rotation. I have yet to see her go the other direction. Also, the motion of her going from up to down - I see it from left to right.

I'd be interesting in knowing if I can duplicate the test with similar results.

[Jenn! 918]

The model is set up so that it rotates counter-clockwise in this animation. However its just a silhouette, and your brain fills in the rest of the volume. Depending which side of the brain is more dominant Will depend which way you see the animation moving.

I don't think so, Dan. Her head tilt and her right arm pose suggest to me that she's in a clockwise rotation. I have yet to see her go the other direction. Also, the motion of her going from up to down - I see it from left to right.

I'd be interesting in knowing if I can duplicate the test with similar results.

It took me a good half hour to see it going counter-clockwise. Do you wear glasses/contacts, Steven? Try taking them off...or else try just making your eyes go blurry. Then I had to concentrate very hard on her extended leg, willing it to go in the other direction.

[Dan J 277]

The model is set up so that it rotates counter-clockwise in this animation. However its just a silhouette, and your brain fills in the rest of the volume. Depending which side of the brain is more dominant Will depend which way you see the animation moving.

I don't think so, Dan. Her head tilt and her right arm pose suggest to me that she's in a clockwise rotation. I have yet to see her go the other direction. Also, the motion of her going from up to down - I see it from left to right.

I'd be interesting in knowing if I can duplicate the test with similar results.

Take the image into a gif animation program and go frame by frame. She is set up to go counter-clockwise.

But due to persistance of vision and how diffrent sides of the brain works, it fills in the rest.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I blurred, I squinted, I held my breath...

Maybe I have a missing chromosome or something because I only see her spinning one way.

[SteveLaura 0]

I blurred, I squinted, I held my breath...

Maybe I have a missing chromosome or something because I only see her spinning one way.

Twirl the finger, dude.

[Cassie 8]

I see her going counterclockwise.