OK, are you up for a challenge?
If so, which way is the lady spinning: clockwise or counter-clockwise?
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And let me just say… don’t be so sure about your answer.
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OK, let me be first to respond to my own post! I think she is clearly spinning clockwise. Do you agree?
I can see her spinning both ways, clockwise and counter-clockwise.
Normally when I start looking at her, she’s turning clockwise.
For the first few minutes she was spining clockwise now if i squint at just the right moment she’ll reverse the direction she’s spining in so id say both.
If you blink each time her leg is pointing to the side she “changes direction”.
She spins and goes up and down but I dont see any arm or finger movement and very little if any leg movement so it looks like a computer or miniature model to me.
Cognitive daily eh? I saw her Clockwise the first time, and then figured out the Counterclockwise. Interesting how important a role perception plays.
There is not enough information to answer that question. Without that extra bit of information (which leg is actually in front and which is in back at any point in time) it is not possible to know which direction she is spinning. However, my mind seems to make a decision and once made, it’s hard to switch it.
It’s a nice graphic for experiencing how the brain tries to fill in missing information to solve a problem and once “solved” has difficulty seeing other points of view.
counter-clockwise when I look at the shadow on the ground
I am still going to say that she is spinning clockwise. It is only when I try to trick my brain into seeing the object otherwise do I see her spinning in the opposite direction.
Much can be said about the power of suggestion.
Is this one of those things designed to prompt self-questioning of one’s sanity? Nihil est in intellectum quod non prius in sensu. I know, without question, that I saw both.
I think she spins both ways. First clockwise then counter-clockwise.
No matter how hard I try to visualize her spinning clockwise, I can’t make that mental jump. She is spinning counterclockwise.
She spins both ways. For a while it is clockwise then she turns counter-clockwise. This reminds me of a time we tried to make an improvement effort with one day of Gemba and made entirely wrong reccomendations!
This is a two dimentional animation therefore it cannot spin!
Very sure, clockwise there is no other option
Judging from the shadow of her foot always moving right to left, I believe she’s always spinning clock-wise
I see her most of the time spinning clockwise, but there are a few times I catch her going counter-clockwise.
Are viewing it from a mirror? I would say clock-wise and the opposite if it is thru a mirror image.
She spins both ways (insert Michael Scott comment) seriously though.
The reflection on the floor is the giveaway that it is not an optical illusion that can be seen as either way but more of a trick.
When she is rotating clockwise you would expect to be able to see the reflection of her extended leg as it travels away from the viewer but it disappears.
When she switches directions to go counterclockwise you can see the reflection of her foot as it travels away from the viewer.
The mirror floor mysteriously must be changing angles at the same time she switches directions or we are looking at the reverse of the video.
Depending on the power of the brain at the time, she can be spinning in either direction, or the mind can even make her spin halfway and change back and forth.
I was just about to write that it’s obviously a clockwise direction when suddenly I saw it the other way.
OK now I can make her spin either way. I just need to close my eyes for a few seconds and then reopen them.
Clockwise for me. All day long. I can’t see how anyone sees something else. Just look at her “body parts” and stand in place and mimic her movements. When I do this I see her left foot on the ground when her back is to me. Then she turns to her right which is clockwise.
I believe the Spinning Lady is also know as the “Right Brain vs. Left Brain” test. If you see her spinning clockwise, then you use more of the right side of your brain and vice-versa. Reminds me of a blog by Jon Miller where he explained that the counterclock wise flow of a cell is more operator-friendly. I can’t remember the details, but he gave reasons why a counterclock wise flow is better.
I think she spins counter clockwise for sometime and later switches to clockwise spinning.
The optical illusion of the lady moving side to side makes it appear that she is spinning and the suggest you made or tribal knowledge would have us believe that she is spinning. But viewing the computer screen at a right angle or a left angle it is clear that in fact she is not spinning at all clearly moving side to side. I don’t have data to support this.
Okay, back for a second day to look and I see it in another way now. It’s entirely possible the figure is not spinning circles at all. She could be turning to the right then reversing course and turning back to the left, then reversing course back to the right and doing this over and over. She would not actually be spinning in circles, but would appear to be.
I saw her Clockwise the first time, and then figured out the Counterclockwise. ugh.. how come???
I think the optical illusion of the lady moving side to side makes it appear that she is spinning and the suggest you made or tribal.
so i agree with Ron..
If she’s spinning clockwise or she’s spinning counterclockwise the silhouette/shadow will be the same, think about it, how would it be different?
Both ways. At first I saw her spinning clockwise, that is because of my mindset. But when I tried focusing on her moves I started seeing her spinning counter clockwise. That is perception…
Both. at times her right leg is up and she is spinning clockwise and at other times her left leg is up and she is spinning counter clockwise.
It depends on your perspective (as almost everything in life).
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counterclockwise the first 9 revolutions i watched, then 15 clockwise
I dont see her spinning. She’s standing still, and the “camera-guy” is running around her
Now that’s thinking, Suwandi! Great comment!
clocwise! watch the shaddow, it appears from right side and goes to left side…so the rotation is clockwise.
She is spinning counter clockwise for me… Its difficult for me to make the change to clockwise.
ok seriously i cannot see her spin counter clockwise please stop saying you can because I CANT!! :/
In order to ensure the direction of something spinning, you need to watch it spinning with a perpendicular angle between the rotation plane an your sight
Clockwise when looking down from top.
Is this the lady or the shadow I see ??
When her right hand and leg are up, she is rotating clockwise when viewed from above.
When her left hand and leg are up, she is rotating anti-clockwise when viewed from above.
There is no fixed rotation count for when she changes her leg and arm, but she always changes her leg and arm at the same time.
Either that or I am still under the influence of the New Year Celebrations. Happy New decade to all.
Something seems wrong…I sometimes see both clockwise and counter clockwise..I suspect it is something to do with right or left eye dominance ??
Have not read the other blog comments yet..
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