Ok folks, I’m not sure if this is a joke or what. The Australian Herald Sun posted this Right Brain vs. Left Brain test which is nothing more than a picture of a lady spinning around.
THE Right Brain vs Left Brain test … do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.
They add the following interpretation:
LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safeRIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
“big picture” oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can “get it” (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking
Frankly, I only see the lady turning clockwise. I find it very difficult to believe that ANYONE sees it turning counter-clockwise, much less most people! So please take a moment and leave a comment to let me know how you see it. If everyone sees clockwise I’m going to call this test a fraud…
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I see clockwise change to counter-clockwise at the drop of a hat. Frustrating.
I can see it both ways. Not instantly at will, but if I think about it will change after a few seconds. The change is subtle but distinct.
I don’t like when the image loops and the internet it slow it lags a bit. And when it does that the change just happens without me thinking about it.
At first I saw her spinning clockwise, but if I stare at her shadow long enough, the black image switches. I can’t time it, but it just kind of happens.
they did land on the moon and i will prove it before i pass,also when the lander took of it blew the flag over !!
I am sure that the image spins around both ways.
If you stare it long enough you will see that is switches from right to left and right again.
I think it is a fraud
the image to my eyes keeps shifting for every second that passes
its a scam, a fraud.
if you stare then you will notice that breifly for 10 seconds she turns counter clockwise to make people think they can focus on it. simple, what’s next.
It isn’t a fraud. You will notice that the people who think it is are all highly left brain. In general people who are wholly (or as wholly as possible) left brained have poor imaginations and tend to be parochial.
My Dad (an engineer) sees this as going counter clockwise. My mom sees it as switching ever 10-15 seconds. I see it as always clockwise (I am a musician and web designer).
Also if you open this in photoshop or Gimp you will see it is 34 frames + 1 background layer and the images are sequential and do not change direction.
LOL the image is only 34 frames, the animation is measure in ms not sec….
at first i see it counter clockwise. thats what i normally see it.
but then for a while its clockwise. and i try to remember what it looks like clockwise so i can willingly switch directions…but i cant.
and its pissing me off! ha…is this a scam? or is the last guy right?
yea this thing is so fake. it swithes up every now and then real fast lol so dont be fooled all ya’ll out there takin the test
this is not fake i can make the picture change to turn which way i want when i want, by looking at the outstretched foot i choose which way it is going then look up to the head and it keeps going that way!!!
It’s totally fake…
Paul is write, at first I could only see it clockwise, then I watched the foot and can force myself to see it counterclockwise, I can keep it there briefly once I switch to watching the head, but then I go back to a clockwise perception. Seems valid and pretty cool, once you allow yourself to watch it both ways.
I can only make the dancer go clockwise.
I cant change it to anti-clockwise, well maybe If I keep trying for a long time.
i see her moving back and forth.
The first thing I noticed is that wherever she is, it’s cold! By the way, the same phenomenon occurs with my RC helicopter if it’s far away and spinning and I cannot see the details. Yeah so, not fake.
i don’t think this is fake, or a fraud. i saw it counter clockwise, & the way they described the left brain is pretty much the way i think.
i don’t think this is fake, nor a fraud. i saw it anti-clockwise, & the way they described the left brain is exactly how i think.
no, i opened up the .gif and it only has 34 slides
the way it switches has to do with what angle the viewer imagines they are at:
if they are slightly below her, she turns counter-clockwise.
if they are slightly above her, she turns clockwise.
Cunning! Looking at it normally it spins clockwise. If I read anything around the image it spins anti-clockwise.
I saw it clockwise. then it changed and again and again. I read the comments and couldn’t figure it out but after staring some more it’s definately my brain changing the direction I still can’t figure out how. it’s not an angle or a spot i focus on.
I see it clockwise, but my friend sitting here with me sees it turn counterclockwise. He fails to see how it can turn clockwise.
Hmm.
omg i am freaking awesome i can switch the lady clockwise or counter-clock wise WHENEVER i want kind of fun but if u keep switching it for more than 5 minutes u start getting headaches =]
LoL, very nice test. At first I was looking the girl turning counter clockwise, but after sometime I can change it into clockwise. I can change it whenevr i want with little more concentration. But getting dizzy after few mintes. I believe left brain vs right brain is determined at the first time you see the picture.
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