Comments on: Left or Right? http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:36:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-117147 Chris Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:11:48 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-117147 when i first look at it, it rotates clockwise and i couldnt get it to rotate anti clockwise. I tried reading something else or doing math visually and looked at it again and it is now rotating anti clockwise. when i first look at it, it rotates clockwise and i couldnt get it to rotate anti clockwise. I tried reading something else or doing math visually and looked at it again and it is now rotating anti clockwise.

]]> By: Nikki Greig http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-116904 Nikki Greig Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:13:35 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-116904 John and I both see her spin in both directions, but not at the same time!!! She keeps switching - really weird, but cool John and I both see her spin in both directions, but not at the same time!!! She keeps switching – really weird, but cool

]]> By: Geoff Jones » Putting your head in a spin. http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-116824 Geoff Jones » Putting your head in a spin. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:13:31 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-116824 [...] theory is according to Geoff of [...] [...] theory is according to Geoff of [...]

]]> By: geofftech http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-116500 geofftech Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:30:06 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-116500 Nice reasoning Hakan! i'm having trouble spotting the Giraffe though... :-) Nice reasoning Hakan!

i’m having trouble spotting the Giraffe though… :-)

]]> By: Håkan http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-116461 Håkan Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:15:19 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-116461 I'm sorry to say - the illusion is flawed. If you look at the "outer" foot shadow, it most definitely comes towards you at the left side of the picture and goes out of vision (towards you) when the "outer" foot moves to the right but is visible while the foot moves to the left - i.e. when going left the foot is further from you and consequently at the rear. This "proves" that the picture was originally designed to depict a counter clockwise (ccw) rotation! Even without the shadow you can deduce that it is a ccw movement by noting the height difference between the feet during the phases of the rotation. This also gives an interesting twist to the explanation - "If you see it spinning anti-clockwise, then you are a ‘left sided’ brain person who uses logic, is detail orientated and facts rule." I guess the above reasoning is indeed both logical and detail oriented... Having said that, it absolutely works as a great illusion and I can also see both rotations and change direction at will... Anyway check this one out as well: http://wilk4.com/humor/humorm348.htm I’m sorry to say – the illusion is flawed. If you look at the “outer” foot shadow, it most definitely comes towards you at the left side of the picture and goes out of vision (towards you) when the “outer” foot moves to the right but is visible while the foot moves to the left – i.e. when going left the foot is further from you and consequently at the rear. This “proves” that the picture was originally designed to depict a counter clockwise (ccw) rotation! Even without the shadow you can deduce that it is a ccw movement by noting the height difference between the feet during the phases of the rotation.

This also gives an interesting twist to the explanation – “If you see it spinning anti-clockwise, then you are a ‘left sided’ brain person who uses logic, is detail orientated and facts rule.” I guess the above reasoning is indeed both logical and detail oriented…

Having said that, it absolutely works as a great illusion and I can also see both rotations and change direction at will…

Anyway check this one out as well: http://wilk4.com/humor/humorm348.htm

]]> By: Chris http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-116322 Chris Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:07:23 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-116322 OMG. I just glanced at her from the knees down and one leg was going one way and one was going the other! I dread to think what was happening further up... OMG. I just glanced at her from the knees down and one leg was going one way and one was going the other! I dread to think what was happening further up…

]]> By: sam http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-116283 sam Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:45:47 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-116283 And Mr Spoon has a point. She's changing direction whenever I look away, to try to get my attention bac. Bad lass. And Mr Spoon has a point. She’s changing direction whenever I look away, to try to get my attention bac. Bad lass.

]]> By: sam http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-116282 sam Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:40:50 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-116282 I had her going anti-clockwise at first, then switched my attention to her properly and she turned the other way instead. She's freaking me out, she is. And okay, so the point is that she's an illusion, but does her silhouette really need to be so detailed? ;) I had her going anti-clockwise at first, then switched my attention to her properly and she turned the other way instead.
She’s freaking me out, she is.
And okay, so the point is that she’s an illusion, but does her silhouette really need to be so detailed? ;)

]]> By: (William) Andrew http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-116074 (William) Andrew Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:42:18 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-116074 Anyhow, I think it's a reflection in the floor, not a shadow. It works both ways. Anyhow, I think it’s a reflection in the floor, not a shadow. It works both ways.

]]> By: (William) Andrew http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/13/left-or-right/comment-page-1#comment-116073 (William) Andrew Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:37:18 +0000 http://www.geofftech.co.uk/iblog/2007/10/14/left-or-right#comment-116073 She goes one way, then randomly flips and goes the other way... but I think the anti-clockwise is more dominant for me. I'm definitely a left-brained person, but I think there might be a right-brained persona that's mostly suppressed...? She goes one way, then randomly flips and goes the other way… but I think the anti-clockwise is more dominant for me. I’m definitely a left-brained person, but I think there might be a right-brained persona that’s mostly suppressed…?

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