Comments on: Brain Trick http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/ Like a chicken with a jewel in its beak. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:23:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: shacker http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-196072 shacker Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:03:39 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-196072 Ahhhh.... yes, that does clear things up :) Thanks Evan. Ahhhh…. yes, that does clear things up :)
Thanks Evan.

]]> By: evan http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-196059 evan Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:56:56 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-196059 This should help those that can't switch between them. http://ofb.net/~whuang/imgs/spin/ This should help those that can’t switch between them.

http://ofb.net/~whuang/imgs/spin/

]]> By: Jeb http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-137322 Jeb Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:57:15 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-137322 I saw her spinning to her left at first. And while watching that I tried to figure out does that mean clockwise or counter? I guess that means, like a screw, if I was looking down on her, she would be going counter. She reversed direction (to her right) when I scanned down her body to her foot. I then tested that if I scanned slowly back up to her head, would she reverse again? Bingo. Back down slowly to her foot, another reverse. So I've got her spinning on command. I saw her spinning to her left at first. And while watching that I tried to figure out does that mean clockwise or counter? I guess that means, like a screw, if I was looking down on her, she would be going counter.

She reversed direction (to her right) when I scanned down her body to her foot. I then tested that if I scanned slowly back up to her head, would she reverse again? Bingo. Back down slowly to her foot, another reverse. So I’ve got her spinning on command.

]]> By: Steve http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-136919 Steve Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:37:47 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-136919 Like DAN that is... sorry mate. Like DAN that is… sorry mate.

]]> By: Steve http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-136918 Steve Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:36:50 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-136918 Like Dana, CLOCKWISE unless I'm using my peripheral vision. (as when focused on the text rather than the image) Like Dana, CLOCKWISE unless I’m using my peripheral vision. (as when focused on the text rather than the image)

]]> By: shacker http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-136889 shacker Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:25:54 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-136889 Suckahhhh! Suckahhhh!

]]> By: tina http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-136846 tina Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:51:19 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-136846 you've totally suckered me in with this post. i can now get her to swap directions at will. you’ve totally suckered me in with this post. i can now get her to swap directions at will.

]]> By: Dan Sumption http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-136794 Dan Sumption Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:57:08 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-136794 Clockwise! I just can't get her to turn anti-clockwise. If I look half-a-screen away from her, so that I can just see her out of the corner of my eye, then she sometimes turns anti-clockwise for half a revolution before flip-flopping clockwise again, but as soon as I move the focus of my attention on to her she is always moving clockwise, and nothing I can do will make it otherwise. Not sure about the explanation, I always thought myself a fairly left-brainish sort of person, although I guess with a big dose of right too. Clockwise! I just can’t get her to turn anti-clockwise. If I look half-a-screen away from her, so that I can just see her out of the corner of my eye, then she sometimes turns anti-clockwise for half a revolution before flip-flopping clockwise again, but as soon as I move the focus of my attention on to her she is always moving clockwise, and nothing I can do will make it otherwise.

Not sure about the explanation, I always thought myself a fairly left-brainish sort of person, although I guess with a big dose of right too.

]]> By: Jonathan Perret http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-136766 Jonathan Perret Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:26:33 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-136766 I saw her turning counter-clockwise at first. I found it is much easier to "reverse" her if you mask most of her figure so that you can only see her feet. When you are convinced her feet are turning in the desired direction, just uncover the rest of the picture. I saw her turning counter-clockwise at first. I found it is much easier to “reverse” her if you mask most of her figure so that you can only see her feet. When you are convinced her feet are turning in the desired direction, just uncover the rest of the picture.

]]> By: Amy Yang http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-136623 Amy Yang Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:22:45 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-136623 CLOCKWISE, CLOCKWISE, CLOCKWISE!!!!! If I try to imagine her turning counter-clockwise, it seems so awkward, like she's going to trip on her own leg and fall forward. No matter how hard I try, I can't "reverse" it. Reminds me of a quiz Amy and I took a while ago. It showed just pictures of people's eyes (sans nose, forehead and mouth). You had to say what emotion they were expressing. I dismissed it, saying: "This is the dumbest quiz I've ever seen ---- it's so stupidly easy," and Amy was over there scratching her head going: "Mad? Quizzical? Frightened? I HAVE NO IDEA! What the hell?" T.T. had the same exact reaction. It was hilarious. CLOCKWISE, CLOCKWISE, CLOCKWISE!!!!!

If I try to imagine her turning counter-clockwise, it seems so awkward, like she’s going to trip on her own leg and fall forward. No matter how hard I try, I can’t “reverse” it.

Reminds me of a quiz Amy and I took a while ago. It showed just pictures of people’s eyes (sans nose, forehead and mouth). You had to say what emotion they were expressing. I dismissed it, saying: “This is the dumbest quiz I’ve ever seen —- it’s so stupidly easy,” and Amy was over there scratching her head going: “Mad? Quizzical? Frightened? I HAVE NO IDEA! What the hell?” T.T. had the same exact reaction. It was hilarious.

]]> By: tina http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-136583 tina Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:13:25 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/10/14/brain-trick/#comment-136583 that's so funny that amy said that. at first, i saw her go counter-clockwise and could NOT imagine how anyone could see her going clockwise. then i focused for a bit and she swapped directions. now i can't get her to go back to counter-clockwise. brains are pretty amazing. that’s so funny that amy said that. at first, i saw her go counter-clockwise and could NOT imagine how anyone could see her going clockwise. then i focused for a bit and she swapped directions. now i can’t get her to go back to counter-clockwise. brains are pretty amazing.

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