Arrr, pillage and plunder something. A good bit o' pillaging'll always make ye feel better, matey. Throw in a bit o' plundering and ye can't go wrong.gonzo914 wrote:What am I to do?
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which way?
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which way
At first, only clockwise.
The only way I could perceive it ac anti-cw was to focus *only* on the pivoting foot shadow under the torso and trying force it. And then, whenever I looked up, my perception flipped back to cw. Reminds me of a figure skater.
I'm wondering if there are cues in the upper part of the image which dominate.
The only way I could perceive it ac anti-cw was to focus *only* on the pivoting foot shadow under the torso and trying force it. And then, whenever I looked up, my perception flipped back to cw. Reminds me of a figure skater.
I'm wondering if there are cues in the upper part of the image which dominate.
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The first time I looked it was clockwise. Then I read the text and it was counterclockwise. Sometimes she had stayed the same when I looked back and sometimes she had changed. I couldn't predict what it would be. I seem to be feeling too lazy to try to make her do the opposite of what she's doing. It is amazing that people can draw these things---I don't attach a whole lot more importance to it I guess.
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Initially I could only see her going clockwise, then realized that by looking slightly to the side of the image I could change her to counter-clockwise. Then I could make her go back and forth between the two, speed up in spots..hmmm- right brained, yeah, that's me. 
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At first glance it was counterclockwise. I can change the direction I perceive at will with a small effort.
And whether the blood be highland, lowland or no.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
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I found that with a little practice that I can make the spinning woman change directions at will: one turn clockwise and one turn counterclockwise, on and on. It is easier for me to do this if I focus my attention at her feet, since I have a smaller part of the image to manipulate rather than the whole image.
Starting with the assumption that it is desirable to have a balance between the two hemispheres of the brain, I wonder about the propostion that working with such images would help bring about this desirable balance in brain function. Playing chess or crossword puzzles may reinforce left-brain orientation, where painting or playing an instrument by ear may reinforce right-brain orientation. Do such exercises where we learn to switch between different brain orientations help us to better integrate the two different brain functions for our everyday experience?
Starting with the assumption that it is desirable to have a balance between the two hemispheres of the brain, I wonder about the propostion that working with such images would help bring about this desirable balance in brain function. Playing chess or crossword puzzles may reinforce left-brain orientation, where painting or playing an instrument by ear may reinforce right-brain orientation. Do such exercises where we learn to switch between different brain orientations help us to better integrate the two different brain functions for our everyday experience?
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There's a whole range of exercises that involve matching movements of the right and left sides of the body that purport to integrate both hemispheres of the brain (e.g. right arm with left leg, etc.). I have not seen any studies that prove this to actually be true. I suspect it is more of a novel concept than anything else.
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She appears to change direction regularly, if somewhat randomly in the frequency. On top of that, the figure is asymmetric. You can fool yourself into changing the apparent direction of rotation if you have a symmetric figure, but I don't think you can actually do it with an asymmetric figure. I think that they are messing with our minds here.
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In response to Ronbo's query Chris of San Diego wrote this on the page where the spinning woman image is located:Ronbo wrote:She appears to change direction regularly, if somewhat randomly in the frequency. On top of that, the figure is asymmetric. You can fool yourself into changing the apparent direction of rotation if you have a symmetric figure, but I don't think you can actually do it with an asymmetric figure. I think that they are messing with our minds here.
"As for all of the people trying to debunk it and think it changes well I hate to burst your bubble but it doesn't. It is a simple animated gif. 34 frames then it repeats. If you save the pic and open it in an image editor that handles animated gifs you will see that you can make each frame jump back and forth in the direction it looks like it's going."
In other words any changes of direction that may or may not be perceived by a viewer are not caused by changes in the images but by changes in perception alone.
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