skyline Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...281-661,00.htmlI wouldn't have believed that you can see it spin in both directions if it weren't for the fact that my wife and I watched this together. I saw it the right-brained way, and she saw it completely left-brained. We both thought the other one was just pulling our leg, because it seemed so obvious to each of us...I'm at the point now where I can almost make it switch back and forth at will. I guess that explains why I'm able to teach music AND math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...281-661,00.htmlI wouldn't have believed that you can see it spin in both directions if it weren't for the fact that my wife and I watched this together. I saw it the right-brained way, and she saw it completely left-brained. We both thought the other one was just pulling our leg, because it seemed so obvious to each of us...I'm at the point now, where I can almost make it switch back and forth at will. I guess that explains why I'm able to teach music AND math I saw the naked young woman going clockwise, and tried like hell to get her to reverse to get a better look at her rack, but to no avail! So I assume I'm "right brained":RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS uses feeling "big picture" oriented imagination rules symbols and images present and future philosophy & religion can "get it" (i.e. meaning) believes appreciates spatial perception knows object function fantasy based presents possibilities impetuous risk taking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hold on a minute! I just revisited the site, and now I see her spinning LEFT! WTF!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hold on a minute! I just revisited the site, and now I see her spinning LEFT! WTF!?!Crazy, eh?It's funny...my wife is so left-brained that she ALWAYS sees it spinning left. She just can't make it change.I always see it spinning right at first (so I guess I favor my creative side), but it will change if I look at it long enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ox Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 I've tried and tried, but I'm so right brained I can't get it to spin the other way. Is that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hold on a minute! I just revisited the site, and now I see her spinning LEFT! WTF!?!I've tried and tried, but I'm so right brained I can't get it to spin the other way. Is that bad?I dunno. I clicked the link once more, and she's spinning right again! Maybe it's the switch from coffee to Bourbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlainThePain Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 I saw it going clockwise at first but after a minute I got it to spin the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 I saw it going clockwise at first but after a minute I got it to spin the other way.This test seems somewhat unreliable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted October 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 I saw it going clockwise at first but after a minute I got it to spin the other way.This test seems somewhat unreliable! I don't think so. Everyone uses both sides of their brain. People just tend to favor one side over the other. Another interesting thing I have't had time to test yet:I always see it clockwise at first (right-brained). Usually, if I try hard enough, I'm able to make it switch. Earlier today, though, I was listening to music and couldn't for the life of me get it to go counter-clockwise. I wonder if the music was stimulating the righ side of my brain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenyon1977 Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Right brained and left brained thinking is a Myth. Proven through years of pychological studies and mapping of the brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted October 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Right brained and left brained thinking is a Myth. Proven through years of pychological studies and mapping of the brain.Yes and no. From what I understand, it's been shown that thinking (obviously) uses both sides of the brain. If you only used one side of your brain, then you'd be pretty screwed. Still, I think the concept is valid. Some people see things from a creative/artistic perspective, and some people see things from a logical perspective. I'm not sure that whether or not it is truly right v. left is really relevant in this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Right brained and left brained thinking is a Myth. Proven through years of pychological studies and mapping of the brain.Yes and no. From what I understand, it's been shown that thinking (obviously) uses both sides of the brain. If you only used one side of your brain, then you'd be pretty screwed. Still, I think the concept is valid. Some people see things from a creative/artistic perspective, and some people see things from a logical perspective. I'm not sure that whether or not it is truly right v. left is really relevant in this situation.I think it's valid in the context Skyline laid it out in. The image thing aside, I can see the way I look at things and analyze problems in both the left and right brain descriptions contained within the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Yep, I can get it to spin either way as well. I just close my eyes a little and focus on it spinning the other way and it does. Although I must say the attributes to either the right or left sided thinker are kind of vague. They could apply to almost anyone... Anyway, pretty cool waste of a handful of minutes !!!WHODEY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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