If you see this picture moving CLOCKWISE, that means you're using the RIGHT PART of your brain more; that which governs intuitive, holistic, and random processes and is more visual and creative. You see the whole picture first then focus on the details after. If you see the woman rotating COUNTER-CLOCKWISE, that means you're more LEFT-BRAINED: logical, analytical, and sequential. You tend to see the details first, then put them together to form a bigger picture.  By default, the first time I saw it was clockwise, which makes sense since I think I really am more right-brained. I honestly couldn't see it counter-clockwise and thought there was a trick to it, a counter and clockwise loop meant to decieve. But after opening the file on Apple Preview and analyzing the frame-by-frame, I can tell you it's all legit. It really is how you choose to see it. I concentrated hard to get a 'feel' for the counter-clockwise flow by focusing on her legs, and egad... I finally saw it! Alas, I tend to lose it after a short time and I end up seeing it clockwise again. Anyway, you guys try it. I'm particularly interested in how you lefties see it. Don't hurt your brains now... I know mine did. Thanks to Ghea for this interesting time-waster!
 | honestly, the first time I saw it, it revolves counter-clockwise |
 | Aba! Kaliwete ka pala!... Mag-isip, hehe. Nakita mo rin ung clockwise? |
 | I dunno, at first it was counter-clockwise. I looked again and it was clockwise. I've been seeing it clockwise since. |
| maybe coz I saw the stiffed hand and raised leg |
 | I posted this up before. And now, seeing it again, if I really try my hardest and delude myself into thinking the woman's going counter-clockwise, for a few seconds, my brain manages to do that. But only for a few seconds. Haha! |
 | counterclockwise..
clockwise..
then counterclockwise again. haha.. :)) |
| hey tina! me too! pero freaky! i was really concentrating to counter-clockwise... then i got it! ede masaya ako diba? then i tried viewing it in my 'default' clockwise... and i couldn't do it! i got scared for some reason that i couldn't escape the evil counter-clockwise view! i snapped out of it eventually though. lolz. |
 | sighs wrote on Nov 9, '07 dude. i stared at it for two minutes. for one minute, it was turning clockwise. the next, counter. how does that explain how my brain works?
that i change my mind a lot? |
 | This is so baffling. I thought it was a hoax coz it kept shifting from my POV. But the ultimate test is to have another person view it with you simultaneously. I tried it with Moppet and we kept on viewing it differently. Wow! I'll re-post this ha? |
| well, since the dominant way you see it is clockwise, even though at first it's counter, i guess you're a rightie! |
 | damn weird !!
saw the clockwise and the counterclockwise...
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| sighs wrote on Nov 9, '07 cover about 7/8 of the girl's upper left body. then focus on the feet. it swivels.
when it looks like it's going to the counter clockwise direction, uncover the girl's body. and voila. you're a leftie.
same principle if you keep seeing it counter clockwise and you wanna think you're creative. |
| this is why people think there's a trick... that it really rotates clockwise, ends that loop, starts another loop counterclockwise, but no... it's really how your brain and eyes see it. |
| i thought so too, but bro, open it in preview. it's legit. it's got 33 or 34 frames i think, and it's all just one continuous motion. re-post away! spread the headaches! haha. btw, here's the world pool finals sched. it starts at sunday 2:30pm daw. i only have budget for patron though! |
| aliw noh? ano default mo? |
| nice method! mine involves twirling my finger (like an idiot) in the direction i wanna see her rotate...^_^
so, what's your default view? |
| hahaha ok lang yan, la ko pake-alam kung mukha akong baliw...0_o |
| sighs wrote on Nov 9, '07 |
 | Dati hindi ko makita umiikot sa kabilang direction. Now I can control and let her spin in any direction I want hehehehe. |
 | i swirled my fingers too. saw it counter clockwise first, then saw it clockwise for about 15 seconds then came back to counter clockwise.
edit: dammit, it's now clockwise. |
| hmm, so you find having control over another woman empowering eh? hahaha.
she does have some nice boobies...^_^ |
| bleau72 wrote on Nov 9, '07, edited on Nov 9, '07 I finally found a way to convince my mind to view it in the direction I want it to go. What I do is to view the raised leg as a "left leg" if I want to make the woman turn counter-clockwise and I try to view it as a "right leg" to make it seem like she's moving clockwise. |
| alright, another finger twirler! i'm not alone, haha. it's actually hard to view it one direction forever actually, cuz' at some point your brain will spontaneously implode, lolz. |
| Close your left eye, and try to view it hehehe. |
| Hehehe inispam k na post mo pero talaga nadepress ako sa unang tingin ko dito hindi nagbabago ang ikot brrr pinagtatawanan ako sa training center namin. Kayo diyan left eye muna, then right eye magmumukha lang kayong xmas light. |
| hey, nice method! best one so far. damn, it was fun twirling the fingers... haha |
| nyahahaha, ok lang. magtrabaho ka na, tama na yan! haha. follow my bro's method in the previous message about envisioning the left and right leg, it's a really good method! |
| cool, the righie army grows still. try spinning her around the other way for cool little mind-gazm. |
 | i can see it both, although i saw it first moving clockwise i've seen tests like this so i know how to "see" it moving counter-clockwise. the trick is, just look at the figure, close your eyes (for about 2-3 seconds) and imagine it rotating the other way, open your eyes et voila!
point is, you actually have control over what your mind says otherwise.
and 7 out of 10 voices in my head agrees.
lollers. |
 | this is so freaky.. we are arguing if the video does actually change or if this is real |
| lollers. now everytime i open it, it's counter clockwise. it's just like TRUTH, it just depends on how a person perceives it. |
 | hmmm...nice one...more often clockwise ;) |
 | uh oh! i keep seeing it counter-clockwise no matter how much i try to concentrate just so i'll see it otherwise, ryder. should i be alarmed? hehehe |
 | Oh, awesome. The first time I looked I easily saw her going clockwise, but then I looked at her shadow and immediately I saw her go counter-clockwise and couldn't see her go clockwise again without trying really hard. |
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 | It changes direction every 10 seconds or so! Weird. |
| yup! it's pretty much a given we can choose how to spin this little lady. it just measures our dominant hemisphere with what we see most often. hey, share some of those tests if you still have 'em! 8 out of 10 voices in my head will thank you. |
| it doesn't change! i thought so at first, but it's real. no hoax here! it's all in your mind's eye. |
| thanks! just sharing what was shared to me. oh, and another rightie! we grow even more! |
| haha don't worry, that happend to me too! i kept concentrating and doing said 'finger twirl'. follow my bro's advice:
to see it clockwise = treat the raised leg as her right leg
to see it counter-cw = treat the raised leg as her left leg
the counter clockwise view seems from a bottom angle while the clockwise view seems eye-level or slighty higher. i swear, when you see it your brain will rejoice! oh, and another leftie! there are fewer of you guys for some reason. |
| sometimes things happen better when you aren't even trying i guess! haha |
| no my friend! it's your mind trick. i swear it's not a hoax. download the gif, open it in preview (mac program), and you'll see each frame. it's all one single looped circular sequence. like i said, you can control how you see it:
clockwise : raised leg = right leg
counter : raised leg = left leg
don't stare to hard though, the sillhouette will jump out of the screen and kick ya! haha |
| i know this is gonna make me sound super weird but i'm kinda scared to look at the revolving woman again, ryder. i blame the wee hours and my lack of sleep. hahaha |
| haha, well she is kinda creepy and mysterious no? how she's in a constant swirl forever... like she's gunna jump out any second! i kid of course. get some sleep dear! |
 | I Think i know where you GET THIS ONE! LOL!!!!
I saw this on a site once!! RYT!? |
 | Freaky tricky. Eh bakit si Daday, left-handed and left-brained pero clockwise din ang tingin nya. |
| i'm not sure when your left-handed it means you're also left-brained... |
| i'm not sure when you're left-handed it means you're also left-brained... |
| i don't really know how long it's been floating around the net. i sited the friend where i got it from in my entry though. |
| hahaha. that's exactly what i was afraid of. brrr! now i still have the same dilemma... to look or not to look. i think i'll take your advice and get some shut-eye. maybe i can try to convince my brain to see her revolve clockwise. sigh! this is what i get for being O.C. :) |
 | darnit, i've seen her rotating both ways! I can't remember who came first. :( |
| 10 minutes later, I have had to struggle getting her to go counterclockwise..and then it's so OBVIOUSLY counterclockwise---and then she switches on me again! AAAAAAAAARGH! |
| hahaha it's hard to control. but you can master it young jedi. use the force! |
| raised leg = left leg
that's a good way to envision her spin the other way. U CAN DO IT!!! |
 | ei, what if i see it doing a clockwise turn and a counter-clockwise after, as in in random, what does that mean? |
| see a shrink! kidding. i really don't know. i think you'll have to see it in a default view sooner or later. middle brained perhaps? haha |
| got me bothered there. haha. isn't this just an optical illusion? now i see it more doin the clockwise turn. but then it shifts. oh well, gotta go see the shrink now or... an optometrist perhaps... hmmm... |
 | i still can't see it anti clockwise!!!! haha. i can only see it clockwise! |
| ryderaquino wrote on Nov 21, '07, edited on Nov 21, '07 focus on making her raised leg the left leg. or what i do is i twirl my fingers counter clockwise like a moron until i see it. hahaha. the counterclockwise view shows her from a lower POV, so maybe that would help. or grab someone who you think is left braind to help ya out! it probably feels like an itch you can't scratch, but trust me, once you see it, you'll have a 'd'oh!' moment, haha. |
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Aba! Kaliwete ka pala!... Mag-isip, hehe. Nakita mo rin ung clockwise? 
