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04/16/08
Which Way
Filed under: general
Posted by: The Cyclofiend @ 7:52 am

The blog is misbehaving this morning and wouldn’t present the animation correctly, so you’ll have to jump over to this page on the main site.

In a class last weekend, we were discussing perceptions and right brain / left brain things, and someone said something about “that dancer image”.  A few people knew what they were talking about - I guess it’s been emailed around the block a few times - but many of us didn’t.  So, we found an unused browser and fired it up…

The question you’ll need to ask is “Which way is the dancer turning?”  Clockwise? Anti-Clockwise?  Then follow the link for the whole article.

2 Responses to “Which Way”

  1. beth h Says:
    There’s something you missed here. If you watch the dancer very carefully for more than a few minutes, you’ll notice that she changes which foot she’s turning on, and raises the other arm as well. As a result, she changes direction. So the argument may not — pardon the pun — have a leg to stand on.
  2. The Cyclofiend Says:
    I thought that at first, but got to the point where I can flip it back and forth within a turn or two pretty regularly. Also, we tested among the group in the class, and about half the people had it going one way at any one point. Then my wife and I both watched it together, and at the same point we had it going opposite directions. My guess is that it’s legit. Definitely open to finding otherwise… ;^) - J