Which way does she go?

[AlanMiller]

left -> right?
right -> left?
both ways?

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Alan

[TonyE]

I see her spin both ways. I look away and think about what way she should be spinning, when I look back she is spinning that way.

[Leif]

left -> right?
right -> left?
both ways?

Yes.

[Hey Jude]

L > R is all I see

[djlansing]

left -> right?

is how I see it.

[StuartR]

L > R is all I see

At first I could only see this spinning clockwise (as seen from above) but I slowly closed my eyes and visualised it spinning the other way and it had reversed when I opened my eyes again.

[Hey Jude]

L > R is all I see

At first I could only see this spinning clockwise (as seen from above) but I slowly closed my eyes and visualised it spinning the other way and it had reversed when I opened my eyes again.

This is definitely a right-brain, left-brain processing;

"...The spinning girl is a form of the more general spinning silhouette illusion. The image is not objectively “spinning” in one direction or the other. It is a two-dimensional image that is simply shifting back and forth. But our brains did not evolve to interpret two-dimensional representations of the world but the actual three-dimensional world. So our visual processing assumes we are looking at a 3-D image and is uses clues to interpret it as such. Or, without adequate clues it may just arbitrarily decide a best fit – spinning clockwise or counterclockwise. And once this fit is chosen, the illusion is complete – we see a 3-D spinning image...."

Here's another one

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Find the man in the coffee beans.

[Hey Jude]

L > R is all I see

At first I could only see this spinning clockwise (as seen from above) but I slowly closed my eyes and visualised it spinning the other way and it had reversed when I opened my eyes again.

No matter what, it still makes me" Dizzy, my head is spinning, like a whirlpool it never ends....."

SO after reading the aforementioned post, I shifted my focus to the shadow and could indeed see her going counter-clockwise as well. Years ago the local newspaper posted 3-D photographs and they were always alot of fun seeing what was ostensibly hidden, but in plain view. Fun stuff.

[Leif]

This is one of my favourite illusions. Stare carefully at the picture below for about 30 seconds and the image of a giraffe slowly appears....

[VegasNath]

This is one of my favourite illusions. Stare carefully at the picture below for about 30 seconds and the image of a giraffe slowly appears....

I cannot beleive that caught me out AGAIN!

[Brooke]

This is one of my favourite illusions. Stare carefully at the picture below for about 30 seconds and the image of a giraffe slowly appears....

I cannot beleive that caught me out AGAIN!

I seem to remember him posting that before somewhere... But it is Leif so maybe I was just expecting the unexpected...

[PrestonK]

The man is in the lower left.

[Hey Jude]

This is one of my favourite illusions. Stare carefully at the picture below for about 30 seconds and the image of a giraffe slowly appears....

Now I hope you don't mind, but I have shared this and gotten a ton of laughs soooo thank you very much kind sir It is classically brilliant hehe!

[Hey Jude]

The man is in the lower left.

Here is another 3-D artistry special http://gprime.net/images/sidewalkchalkguy/

[AlanMiller]

The man is in the lower left.

Here is another 3-D artistry special http://gprime.net/images/sidewalkchalkguy/

Now that Julian Beever guy is truly amazing.

[Hey Jude]

http://www.rense.com/general67/street.htm A couple of more tidbits about him and viewing the synchronized swimmer from the "wrong" angle. I would love to see these on any sidewalk. I suppose the closest we come to this in the States are the beach sand sculptures.