A Crazy Psych Experiment

[fluffy]

i saw nipples

and i can make her go both ways. im guessing i use both sides of the brain?

 

[Junpappy]

****!!!! That ***** won't spin in the other direction for me!!!

 

[omfgomfg]

EDIT: This is a hoax, I just took two shots: one of when she is spinning clockwise and the other when she is spinning counterclockwise, they were taken at almost the same angle.

EDIT 2: Even more ingenious speculation, the image is originally spinning clockwise or counterclockwise based on your IP address. After visiting the site under several proxies I have found out that some of them cause the image to initially spin clockwise, though eventually it will be the other way as well. I have not experienced any different results under any of these proxies, so if one has a clockwise spinning dancer, then it will still spin clockwise if I enter that site under the proxy. It always spins counterclockwise first without a proxy for me. And suspiciously enough, MOST of the proxy sites have it spinning counterclockwise first. As the description says. However, I remain a very left brained person.

 

[brawlpro]

This experiment is scaring me

it doesn't work >=(

 

[omfgomfg]

lol did you even read my post

 

[brawlpro]

I couldn't, I was away while on this page, then when I come back like 10 mins later i post and then i see your post above mine. =x

 

[omfgomfg]

yes, everyone MUST read it, it's on page 3.

 

[Jammer]

omfgomfg, you're wrong. I don't have to time to explain now. I will later.

 

[cyberdemon]

I opened the gif image on macromedia flash, and then saw all the frames. She is spinning clockwise.

So your brain is making her spin counter clockwise, is part of the optical illusion. (Thus, the IP and proxys theory is all wrong, lol)

 

[Crooked Crow]

I seriously don't get this.. Simna could be right, and that this is just fake..
I don't know what to believe unless I get this thing to somehow work..

that silhouette must be sheik or something cuz it's pretty **** broken

 

[cyberdemon]

I seriously don't get this.. Simna could be right, and that this is just fake..
I don't know what to believe unless I get this thing to somehow work..

that silhouette must be sheik or something cuz it's pretty **** broken

It's not fake, you just have to look at shadow for a while and then it will change directions (at least that's how I got it)

 

[inside]

I've spent at least 5 minutes on this thing and it changes directions for me like every 10 seconds. It's either I'm tripping out, or I just use my right brain more ... I'm pretty sure it's a little bit of both.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

I have analyzed the frames. She is not spinning a particular direction. Depending on your perspective, she spins one way or the other. There is no "default".

 

[omfgomfg]

take a look at my screenshot.

 

[Mr.GAW]

omfgomfg, it's not a hoax. I can get it to change every freaking two seconds if I want, and I can keep it going one way if I want.

Those screensots are not evidence of anything.

 

[omfgomfg]

omfgomfg, it's not a hoax. I can get it to change every freaking two seconds if I want, and I can keep it going one way if I want.

Those screensots are not evidence of anything.

Oh my god, look, I've taken two more screenshots of her spinning. The one on the left is when she is spinning clockwise and the one on the right is counterclockwise, both are taken when she is facing you as opposed to the other two where she was facing back.

 

[commonyoshi]

Omfgomfgomfg, your pictures dont count as "proof". All you did was take pictures when the woman was at different parts of the motion.

Why dont you just get about five friends over and have them all watch it at the same time?

 

[omfgomfg]

kay, i'll do that at school tomorrow.

 

[brawlpro]

Tomorrow's Sunday.

 

[omfgomfg]

yes, but our school has an assembly tomorrow for a certain club that meets in the computer lab.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Oh my god, look, I've taken two more screenshots of her spinning. The one on the left is when she is spinning clockwise and the one on the right is counterclockwise, both are taken when she is facing you as opposed to the other two where she was facing back.

Even just staring at those frames, you can see her legs going both directions. Look at the girl on the right for a moment. The higher leg can be either leg. First, imagine that being her right leg extended away from the camera. Now, imagine that being her left leg extended toward the camera. It is all a matter of perspective.

My wife is editing it in photoshop to help you see the difference. The girl spins both directions, people.

 

[sugarpoultry]

Ok... if you can't see this, you have brain damage...

This is the same image twice, clarified:

 

[Mr.GAW]

^^ Thank you.

Good lord.

 

[Xsyven]

Brains are ********.

 

[Keku]

First of all, that's the hottest optical illusion/psychology test EVER!

Second of all, I was only able to see her rotating clockwise. Try as I might, I can not see her turning counterclockwise. I know that I should imagine her leg in front when I think it's in back, but it's to no avail. That is very odd, because I can usually see every aspect of an optical illusion type thing like this.

That means I'm right-brained, I guess. Although I'd love to know the scientific explanation behind that. I don't see how seeing someone rotate a certain way can mean you're right or left brained.

Also, after reading the descriptions of right- and left-brained people, I'd have to say that I'm more left- than right-brained. Although "getting it" and "seeing the big picture" are a couple of my greatest strengths.

EDIT: I'm going back to it, and it is so frustrating that I can't see her turning counterclockwise. This is really annoying me for some reason.

Same problem here, I just can't even imagine how people can see that counter-clockwise. If you inspect how her outer leg keeps moving left and right, in and out, clockwise is the only conclusion I'm getting. The personality-meter is probably somewhat untrustworthy though.

 

[LelandStanfordJr]

Even just staring at those frames, you can see her legs going both directions. Look at the girl on the right for a moment. The higher leg can be either leg. First, imagine that being her right leg extended away from the camera. Now, imagine that being her left leg extended toward the camera. It is all a matter of perspective.

My wife is editing it in photoshop to help you see the difference. The girl spins both directions, people.

All your screenshot proves is that the left photo maps perfectly onto the right. If the left figure rotated 180 degrees, it would look the same as the one on the right. You're just adding confusion by saying it's proxy-dependent.

 

[Jammer]

I usually don't *facepalm*, but I'll make an exception for this thread.

*facepalm*

Buzz and sugarpoultry have it right. I don't see how anyone could still think it has something to do with IP addresses or other silliness.

It's a rather cool optical illusion.

Also, the brain part is totally fake. There's no correlation between seeing it one way and being left- or right-brained.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

All your screenshot proves is that the left photo maps perfectly onto the right. If the left figure rotated 180 degrees, it would look the same as the one on the right. You're just adding confusion by saying it's proxy-dependent.

WTF? Those are the same two screen shots! They just have red scribbling on them! There was no rotation/flip/anything!!!

 

[omfgomfg]

uh oh, i just saw a GIF which animated the figure both ways.
oh well. i'll still show this to the people tomorrow and watch them argue.

 

[sugarpoultry]

I've come to a conclusion that when it comes to this topic, the people in ZeldaUniverse.net are smarter than Smashboards.... None of them argue against it. They may not see it rotate, but just because they can't, doesn't mean it doesn't. Especially when like 99.9% see it rotate both ways.... O_O

Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it doesn't do it!!! I guess this test sure does prove who actually has the better brains. >.>

 

[Mediocre]

I've come to a conclusion that when it comes to this topic, the people in ZeldaUniverse.net are smarter than Smashboards.... None of them argue against it. They may not see it rotate, but just because they can't, doesn't mean it doesn't. Especially when like 99.9% see it rotate both ways.... O_O

Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it doesn't do it!!! I guess this test sure does prove who actually has the better brains. >.>

Skepticism doesn't equate to stupidity.


Personally, I believe it can be seen rotating both ways, and would have believed it even if I hadn't seen it. I have trouble believing that it has much to do with the dominance of the left or right brain.

 

[Tom]

This is killing me. I... I can't make it spin counter-clockwise.

 

[Orbinas]

It's an interesting optical illusion, but definately not a hoax. When I first look at the image (from switching tabs, for example), it appears to be rotating clockwise. Then when I look at the feet it switches to moving anti-clockwise. Sadly, I can't get it to switch back, for some reason.

I checked the frames (as many others did) and there is no way there could be a switch of direction in 34 frames. The image only does one rotation. And there is nothing in the pages source code that could somehow make it switch directions.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

I checked the frames (as many others did) and there is no way there could be a switch of direction in 34 frames. The image only does one rotation. And there is nothing in the pages source code that could somehow make it switch directions.

Yup, and I have viewed the GIF on my hard drive as well. It indeed "switches" directions while running locally and alone.

 

[fluffy]

i can make it so that she doesnt really turn around 1 way or back...its like she moves her legs from left to right and back without turning around at all.

does that make sense to anybody?

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

i can make it so that she doesnt really turn around 1 way or back...its like she moves her legs from left to right and back without turning around at all.

does that make sense to anybody?

Yes, I have a classmate who has that "problem" (not really a problem).

 

[Junpappy]

Even after the picture that proves she can be spinning both ways I can't see it...

Wait... SUCCESS!!!!

 

[LelandStanfordJr]

Here are a couple of answers for those who have a hard time figuring out how to work it:

One way to induce the alternate perception is to look away from the animation at the critical moment -- when her extended leg blends in with the rest of her body. At this moment in time, consciously tell yourself that she will spin in the opposite direction before looking back. Takes a few tries, but I got it to work with several people. It seems like guys tend to see her moving counter-clockwise while gals see her moving clockwise... perhaps it has something to do with the body parts they're staring at

I also discovered a way to permute her turning clockwise and counterclockwise, although this is a more "semantic" version. If you imagine she is standing on a platform and the direction the platform is spinning, it will be the "opposite" direction of the direction she is spinning. THIS observation, however, is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from the alternative visual perceptions mentioned in the previous paragraph. Even if this explanation makes more sense to you, it does not subsume the previous phenomenon, so do try to "see" her spinning in the opposite direction without using this method.

 

[inside]

I hate it when you send the link to your friends and they don't want to see it because they think something will pop out and scare them.

 

[TheFifthMan]

I hate it when you send the link to your friends and they don't want to see it because they think something will pop out and scare them.

Stop rickrolling them and they might trust you a bit more.