FUN POLL: Left Brain vs. Right Brain?

Gaieus · 3 Feb 2008, 11:22

Hi All,

I received this image the other day with an explanation that

if I see the model spinning clockwise (left to right), I am a "left brain" person
while if I see her spinning counter clockwise (right to left), I'm a "right brain person".
Now interestingly, I first saw her spinning from left to right but then looking again, she was spinning the other direction.

This may raise the question

whether I am more of a "whole brained" person and I should then choose another screen name, like GaIEQs
or I'm just a schyzo and should resing as an admin here (what I suspect, this is the case...).

Here's the image:

And here is an article about left brain vs. right brain...

Ross Macintosh · 3 Feb 2008, 11:44

When I voted I saw her spinning counter-clockwise. Now when I look it is the other way. Damn You Gaieus! Damn you to Hell! You've fried my brain!

Gaieus · 3 Feb 2008, 12:00

Yeah, that's what I also mean...
Actually I mostly see her spinning clockwise but sometimes counterclockwise.

I have changed the poll potions so when there are otrher fried brain schyzos like us, they can change their votes.

Frederik · 3 Feb 2008, 12:21

I'm primary a left-brain person...
Can't make it spin the other way - no matter how I look at her...

But then again... I don't know if that's good or bad...

tinanne · 3 Feb 2008, 12:46

Me too, always clockwise.

Alan Fraser · 3 Feb 2008, 13:34

Weird stuff. Like Gaieus, when it was loading and juddering slightly, I saw it clockwise. Then when it really got going it was anti-clockwise. It was very difficult to force it to go back to clockwise again. I had to bat my eyelids rapidly...like a strobe effect. That helped. Now I can't get it to go anti-clockwise again.

Gaieus · 3 Feb 2008, 14:43

I wonder when she gets tired...

jeff hammond · 3 Feb 2008, 15:00

@alan fraser said:

. It was very difficult to force it to go back to clockwise again. I had to bat my eyelids rapidly...like a strobe effect. That helped. Now I can't get it to go anti-clockwise again.

focus only on the foot that she's rotating around.. maybe even scroll down the screen so that only her foot is showing on your monitor. you'll be able to better control which direction you'd like her to spin..

i'm a both..

Frederik · 3 Feb 2008, 15:05

@gaieus said:

I wonder when she gets tired...

Well... I'm only waiting for someone to turn on the lights...

(Sorry tinanne... Boys will be boys, you know... )

Edit: I just followed Alan's advice, and now I can also make her turn both clock- and anticlock-wise...
(Perhaps I should quit smoking..?? )

juju · 3 Feb 2008, 15:08

@gaieus said:

I wonder when she gets tired...

I wonder when she's getting dressed...

Every time I look at the picture she's spinning in a different direction, strange!

puts down the Glenfiddich single malt

Gaieus · 3 Feb 2008, 15:14

What exactly are you smoking?

Frederik · 3 Feb 2008, 15:47

@gaieus said:

What exactly are you smoking?

As you can see in my avatar, it's cigarettes...
Plain cigarettes - just like you...

Daniel · 4 Feb 2008, 14:38

Clockwise, based on which leg is raised and her body posture.

ehaflett · 7 Feb 2008, 14:37

For me she's going clockwise unless I can see the shadow that her extended foot casts, then it's counterclockwise. That shadow is the giveaway. Whether you see her extended foot behind her or in front of her as she rotates is what makes you choose a direction but if you hide the shadows there's nothing to tell you when her extended foot is in front of her. That's why you have an easier time seeing both rotating directions when you hide her feet.

Cool trick, Gai.

Mike Lucey · 7 Feb 2008, 16:49

Yep, Clockwise for me also. I imagine most here would be in
that sector.

Mike

Alan Fraser · 8 Feb 2008, 07:38

The fastest way I can get it to change is to rapidly run the mouse scrollwheel up and down creating a flicker effect, while running my eyes backwards and forwards from one side of the screen to the other without focusing too much on the figure. Every time I DO look it's changed direction.

Gaieus · 8 Feb 2008, 08:28

I see it's driving everyone nuts.

Bill Wilson · 10 Feb 2008, 01:12

@gaieus said:

I see it's driving everyone nuts.

It's definately driving me nuts! She keeps changing direction even as I look at her. She goes 270deg clockwise and then maybe a couple of twirls counter and back again, plus every time she faces me she is laughing at my confusion.
Therefore I cannot vote, please give us confused no-brainers a third choice
Cheers from Bill on holiday in Wine Country. (Central Otago)