10/12/2007 2:28:52 PM

clockwise

10/12/2007 2:29:25 PM

clockwise from the bottom

counter-clockwise from the top

10/12/2007 2:30:48 PM

how dare you make me doubt my perception

10/12/2007 2:32:30 PM

she got some nice tits

10/12/2007 2:33:36 PM

COUNTER CLOCKWISE

all who disagree are wrong

10/12/2007 2:36:10 PM

well... my answer is obviously right

10/12/2007 2:37:13 PM

both, it changes every minute or so...

10/12/2007 2:37:39 PM

no it doesn't

10/12/2007 2:38:22 PM

i'm gonna go with "to her right". the CW/CCW argument is weak because it depends on your perspective.

10/12/2007 2:38:28 PM

which is why my answer is right

10/12/2007 2:38:54 PM

yes it does

10/12/2007 2:39:02 PM

no it doesn't

10/12/2007 2:39:15 PM

i'm glad i'm getting these varied answers

i was wondering if the thing was bogus

10/12/2007 2:39:24 PM

sigh, ill even time it for you

[Edited on October 12, 2007 at 2:44 PM. Reason : n/m its random]

10/12/2007 2:40:19 PM

it would be better if it showed the complete shadow

10/12/2007 2:40:58 PM

thats a good one. if you stare at the outer leg it doesn't change, but if you move your eyes towards the waist your eyes sometimes change the rotation perspective.

or something like that.

btw, i opened this in image ready and it appears that it DOES NOT CHANGE. it is ~30 frames that last 0.03 seconds and repeats forever. so its not bogus, its just eye trickery!

[Edited on October 12, 2007 at 2:44 PM. Reason : btw.]

10/12/2007 2:42:05 PM

I don't get it....it's clockwise....how are you seeing anything else?

10/12/2007 2:43:16 PM

^
yeah all i saw was clockwise...which is why i posted it in here...to see if anyone saw it otherwise...and it appears they do

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22556281-661,00.html

this is the supposed explanation, don't click on it til you decide which way she's spinnin

[Edited on October 12, 2007 at 2:45 PM. Reason : +]

10/12/2007 2:44:22 PM

Alright, I think I understand now. This may be what terpball meant earlier.

Scroll the page so that the image is centered vertically on your screen.

If you look at the top of your screen and then pan your eyes down to the image, it turns clockwise.
If you look at the bottom of your screen and then pan your eyes up, it turns counter-clockwise.

10/12/2007 2:48:08 PM

BUY A FUCKING AD, marko

10/12/2007 2:48:10 PM

I'm at a loss....I don't see how you could see it anti-clockwise...I mean I really want to but I can't... and are they saying that 'most of us' would see it anti-clockwise? Really?

10/12/2007 2:48:14 PM

i seen it go both ways. freaks me out kinda

10/12/2007 2:50:38 PM

i can def. see it both ways, but i was certain it was counterclockwise at first

10/12/2007 2:51:29 PM

I wish I could see it anti-clockwise...I just can't. This makes me sad

10/12/2007 2:52:05 PM

I'M GLAD I CAN'T SEE IT COUNTER CLOCKWISE

10/12/2007 2:52:35 PM

I was right

10/12/2007 2:53:25 PM

i think it's easiest to "switch directions" by watching the foot shadow... i do that and can trick my mind either way

10/12/2007 2:53:36 PM

I don'[t understand this shit. I can see it both ways, dont know how the hell its working.

10/12/2007 2:53:45 PM

I thought I saw it changing directions too...

10/12/2007 2:54:50 PM

either way, depending on how you look at it.



clock wise, counter clock-wise..... spinning to the right


i dont get how people dont see it spinning both ways.

10/12/2007 2:55:06 PM

It usually appears to be rotating clockwise to me, but when I look away and look back after a bit it appears to be counter clockwise for a short time before switching back. weird.

10/12/2007 2:55:14 PM

Oh fuck. I opened it again in ImageReady to see which way it actually turns and I can see it both ways even when stepping through it frame by frame. Its much harder to switch when it's slower, but now I'm really freaked out.

I'm going to go jump off a tall building now.

10/12/2007 2:55:36 PM

honestly

all i'm seeing is boobie here

10/12/2007 2:56:30 PM

Quote :

"i dont get how people dont see it spinning both ways."

same here

10/12/2007 2:59:16 PM

yeah, I can see it both ways

10/12/2007 2:59:46 PM

reminds me of this



which way is crow facing? (far right)

[Edited on October 12, 2007 at 3:00 PM. Reason : Ø]

10/12/2007 3:00:24 PM

Quote :

"both"

10/12/2007 3:00:26 PM

im only seeing clockwise

10/12/2007 3:00:28 PM

that's because it IS spinning both ways

clockwise from the bottom

counter-clockwise from the top

10/12/2007 3:00:41 PM

clockwise. you ccw observing people are buffoons

10/12/2007 3:04:18 PM

10/12/2007 3:05:10 PM

Quote :

"clockwise from the bottom counter-clockwise from the top"

Wrong

10/12/2007 3:11:27 PM

no, when i see it clockwise, both the top and bottom appear to be spinning clockwise, and when i see it counterclockwise, i see both the top and the bottom spinning together again.

the image itself is not designed to be spinning in either direction, it is moving left and right over a 2D plane.

I can actively and easily make it switch directions regardless of where on the image i am looking


and to Chris (nothing22): Crow is facing to the left, as they are watching the movie that is on the screen opposite of the viewers vantage point. (thsi assumes crow watches the movies)

[Edited on October 12, 2007 at 3:13 PM. Reason : crow]

10/12/2007 3:12:12 PM

I've found a way that works very well for me to see it spin in either direction.

Cover almost the entire image with your hand; enough so that all you see is her lower leg as it swings out to the far left. This way you're not distracted by everything else.

Now, if you want to see her spin clockwise, first convince yourself that the leg (when you see it) is moving away from you. Once you've done that, remove your hand.

If you want to see her spin counter clockwise, convince yourself that the bit of leg you see is coming toward you, then remove your hand.

10/12/2007 3:14:01 PM

^^well, i'm only a mortal and you're a tall tale character and not easily fooled by inferior design

but seriously, we know he's watching the movie. the problem is you can reverse his black image and have to where he's looking away from the screen

[Edited on October 12, 2007 at 3:21 PM. Reason : homo-phone! Ø]

10/12/2007 3:20:57 PM

clockwise, the only direction.

10/12/2007 3:21:32 PM

Quote :

"I'm at a loss....I don't see how you could see it anti-clockwise...I mean I really want to but I can't... and are they saying that 'most of us' would see it anti-clockwise? Really?"

The first time I looked I didn't notice the shadow. I look at it and to me it seems the shadow is turning contrary to the girl. If I look a the shadow, then in my peripheral vision it looks like she's turning left, and it stays that way as long as the shadow is in my field of view.

After looking at it for a while though, it doesn't even look like it's spinning anymore. It looks essentially identical when it is facing "toward" and "away" from you. Also, the 'speed' at which the limbs move relative to the apparent distance is very unrealistic. After noticing this, now all I see is an anthropomorphic form facing in one direction, a Terminator 2-style deformation, and then the form facing the opposite direction.

10/12/2007 3:21:54 PM

Thanks Cabbage, that helped. now I can see it both ways, thats fuckin trippy

10/12/2007 3:22:12 PM

the easiest way to make it change direction is to move your mouse....put your cursor on the image, move it clockwise to see the image go clockwise etc..

10/12/2007 3:22:42 PM