Which way is this dancer turning?

[themoose]

http://i24.tinypic.com/a9sj85.gif

[JonnyH]

Clockwise.

[stuffradio]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[JonnyH]

This is gonna be a gay optical illusion or something isn't it?

[Keagle]

You can see her nipples.

No, seriously. Oh yeah, I think clockwise.

[notnamed]

This went around the office yesterday. Most people could make it switch directions.

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html

[iBrightDev]

doesnt switch for me. always clockwise.

[stuffradio]

It switches for me every now and then :S

[iBrightDev]

ok, now did you change the image just to mess with us? it is now turning counter clockwise, and the last time i was here, it was clockwise. :S and now i refreshed the page, and it is clockwise again. i am really confused now. :(

[Wojtek]

I voted counter-clockwise as this is what I saw in the first place.
am able to switch directions :p

[raversworld]

all it is, is fake!

[iBrightDev]

it is just an animation that switches direction every so often.

[themoose]

it is just an animation that switches direction every so often.

no, it's not - it's constantly clockwise for me.

[iBrightDev]

yeah, you are right, it is the same image. i just opened it in imageready, and i guess my mind just plays tricks on my. :S

[JonnyH]

Always clockwise here.

[Keagle]

Sometimes Clockwise, sometimes Anti-Clockwise.

[[DWH]Yuxuan]

That's really cool.. I first saw clockwise, but I can see both (very easily).

[themoose]

I think I saw it for a split second, but no I really can't see anti.

Could someone nice make up a little paint annotation about how it's anti if possible? :p

[iBrightDev]

now i cant stop seeing it in counter clockwise. :S i am going nuts i think

[[DWH]Yuxuan]

Look to one side, away from the .gif

It takes time, but it'll turn itself around, when it does, go back to looking at the picture. (Do the same if you want to switch back)

[iBrightDev]

Yuxuan;920485']Look to one side, away from the .gif

It takes time, but it'll turn itself around, when it does, go back to looking at the picture. (Do the same if you want to switch back)

tried that, didnt work. :S

[[DWH]Yuxuan]

Takes a bit of time and patience, if it truly doesn't work.. Then I don't know..

[iBrightDev]

still wont work for me, but, it is going clockwise now that i came back to the page.

*EDIT*
dammit, and as soon as a post a response it goes counter clockwise again.

**EDIT 2**
now clockwise again. this really is frustrating me.

***EDIT 3***
every time i post, it switches. :(

[[DWH]Yuxuan]

still wont work for me, but, it is going clockwise now that i came back to the page.

*EDIT*
dammit, and as soon as a post a response it goes counter clockwise again.

**EDIT 2**
now clockwise again. this really is frustrating me.

***EDIT 3***
every time i post, it switches. :(

Haha, maybe it's fixed.. just for you ;)

*EDIT* Try covering the top and only look at the feet, then concentrate on which way the feet turns.

[Keagle]

I can make it change direction. I look at the legs and make it change :p

[-Newstant-]

clockwise only here

[Nick]

Watch the shadow on the ground for a second and then look at the figure again.

[krakjoe]

I don't think it's an optical illusion, your percieved direction depends on how you look at the image, how you visualize the clock in your head .... probably you do that automatically .....

[J J]

It isn't really turning. It's all an illusion. oldman2

[JonnyH]

Watch the shadow on the ground for a second and then look at the figure again.
I really can't get it to go the other way.

[stuffradio]

The day before yesterday I was looking at it with someone from college... and it switched for both of us at the same time. Explanations? :lol:

[Kwek]

I managed to force it to switch direction, but that was through intense concentration. I had to concentrate really hard and imagine the dancer was turning the other direction for that to happen. But it reverts instantly once I even get distracted the slightest.

Otherwise, it stays at only one direction for me.

EDIT: I guess I forgot to mention the direction. It turns clockwise for me.

[Cam.]

That's really cool :), I can get it to change both ways. It's the way the legs move. It always goes the same way, But it is your perception that decides which way it goes.

[Keagle]

Yeah - that's how I change it. Use the legs.

[RavenServers]

I really can't get it to go the other way.

Me neither it's clockwise for sure.

[Kwek]

But it reverts instantly once I even get distracted the slightest.

Now the change of direction stays for me, somehow.

[Dehisce]

Take a look at the image below...
http://gopics.biz/show.php/3257_woman.gif.html

Which direction is the woman spinning?
Clockwise or Anti-Clockwise?

Compare the answer with friends and family, or in this case, post your reply.

Note: There is no trickery in this image and it does not change direction.

[Dehisce]

P.S For me the woman is spinning Anti-Clockwise ;)

[stuffradio]

... haha, there is already an existing thread for this... and it's in the wrong Forum! Plus you double posted ;)

[Dehisce]

Opps, Still...

Didn't see another post for it

[krakjoe]

http://freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?p=921632#post921632

I'd already sussed out it wasn't an optical illusion, you only have to look at it objectively - knowing that even optical illusions are not real, you apply logic, the only thing that changes is the way you percieve the clock and where you focus on the image .... it's clever though ...

[Darknight]

... haha, there is already an existing thread for this... and it's in the wrong Forum! Plus you double posted ;)

Hello thread police :wave: :lol:

She seems to be spinning this way *points* <

[Darknight]

Look just off to the side of the img and it will change to that direction, Look at the other side of the image and it will change to the other direction, however everytime I look dead on i get anti-clockwise!

[Matt8]

Very cool image, it changes for me when I scroll down and back up after a bit of time.