Comments on: Lefty-Loosy, or Righty-Tighty? http://www.sebruiz.net/279 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:15:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ivan http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14347 Ivan Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:32:32 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14347 It is definitely the brain. I proved it! lol First I thought It must be my PC. So I thought I search for some code. Looking at Javascript and the gif file itself. Well first I was not able to see any direction change of the gif image that I created. So I thought to post it here that is the gif file itself that plays randomly. Well yesterday after I read your post I see the first time on my created gif file the rotation change. Sorry I was wrong. :-) Now I am sure it is an optical illusion. Well I could prove that simple having two of my colleagues seen this at the screen during the same time. Each of us have seen it turning at different time and different direction. I also observe on firefox browser when I open the gif file that I created in a new sub-window there will be on each sub-window a small image. This small image will rotate too. Well it makes really easy to change the rotating direction of that small image by the brain. It is really a lot easier to change the direction of the small rotating image then the big one. Now guess what happens with the big image when you change the direction of that small image. I love that image! lol It is definitely the brain. I proved it! lol
First I thought It must be my PC. So I thought I search for some code.
Looking at Javascript and the gif file itself. Well first I was not able to see any direction change of the gif image that I created. So I thought to post it here that is the gif file itself that plays randomly. Well yesterday after I read your post I see the first time on my created gif file the rotation change. Sorry I was wrong. :-)

Now I am sure it is an optical illusion.

Well I could prove that simple having two of my colleagues seen this at the screen during the same time. Each of us have seen it turning at different time and different direction.

I also observe on firefox browser when I open the gif file that I created in a new sub-window there will be on each sub-window a small image. This small image will rotate too. Well it makes really easy to change the rotating direction of that small image by the brain. It is really a lot easier to change the direction of the small rotating image then the big one. Now guess what happens with the big image when you change the direction of that small image. I love that image! lol

]]> By: Allan Sandfeld http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14327 Allan Sandfeld Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:23:55 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14327 The figure is neither spinning clock-wise nor counter-clockwise. It is a 3D figure, where clockwise is a description of a 2D rotation. If you imagine you look at her from above and down, she is spinning clockwise. If you imagine looking at her from below and up, she is spinning counter-clockwise. So it is just a matter of how you decide to solve the meaningless "which way is she spinning?" question that matters. Btw. If have ever taken dancing lessons you know that it is technically called spinning right, the opposite is spinning left. The figure is neither spinning clock-wise nor counter-clockwise. It is a 3D figure, where clockwise is a description of a 2D rotation. If you imagine you look at her from above and down, she is spinning clockwise. If you imagine looking at her from below and up, she is spinning counter-clockwise.

So it is just a matter of how you decide to solve the meaningless “which way is she spinning?” question that matters.

Btw. If have ever taken dancing lessons you know that it is technically called spinning right, the opposite is spinning left.

]]> By: Andy http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14323 Andy Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:54:08 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14323 I usually end up with messed up results with these things (I write left handed when the surface is horizontal, and right handed when it is at an angle, I do most sports with my right hand, I use a shovel left handed - even though my left arm is weak etc). I saw it going clockwise, but I believe I'm also reverse wired (the right side of my brain controls the right side of my body) (I believe this is fairly common in left handed people). I usually end up with messed up results with these things (I write left handed when the surface is horizontal, and right handed when it is at an angle, I do most sports with my right hand, I use a shovel left handed – even though my left arm is weak etc).

I saw it going clockwise, but I believe I’m also reverse wired (the right side of my brain controls the right side of my body) (I believe this is fairly common in left handed people).

]]> By: Marco http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14322 Marco Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:44:32 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14322 If you see it clockwise close your eyes and try to calculate something like 246 x 43. When you know the result open your eyes and look again, you'll se the image spinning in the opposite direction. If you see it clockwise close your eyes and try to calculate something like 246 x 43.
When you know the result open your eyes and look again, you’ll se the image spinning in the opposite direction.

]]> By: Seb http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14319 Seb Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:36:50 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14319 @Ivan: I can clearly see both images turning in whichever direction I please. It must obviously be your inferior brain! Muahaha. The Gif is not randomly changing, you can open up the file in the gimp and view each individual frame. @Ivan: I can clearly see both images turning in whichever direction I please. It must obviously be your inferior brain! Muahaha.

The Gif is not randomly changing, you can open up the file in the gimp and view each individual frame.

]]> By: Ivan http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14318 Ivan Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:33:32 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14318 The link above is not going to work. :-( ** EDIT: remove blogspam ** just click on image to see it rotate clockwise. The link above is not going to work. :-(

** EDIT: remove blogspam **

just click on image to see it rotate clockwise.

]]> By: Ivan http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14317 Ivan Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:27:04 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14317 No no it is not your brain! It is your modern browser! :-) I realized that the javascript code is only for the old browsers. The Gif itself is randomly changing. When I start with internet long time ago this was not possible to do with a gif file. But the specification of Gif has changed during the time and now you can have such stunning things with gif. If you don't believe me look at this: http://bp0.blogger.com/_dbRGkqE_8Zg/RxKT1-wRhwI/AAAAAAAAABk/ylbkdhlI5Tg/s200/rightbrained.gif It is nearly the same gif I only changed the loop so it is not randomly any more. Try now to turn my gif image with your brain in another direction. heh! lol Btw. you always use booth brain half. It depend on the task how strong you would use one or another half. Years ago the brain experts said that there are parts in our brain that are for specific tasks. Like brain part for mathematics and a brain part for music. They was wrong our brain is definitely to complex. No no it is not your brain! It is your modern browser! :-)

I realized that the javascript code is only for the old browsers. The Gif itself is randomly changing.
When I start with internet long time ago this was not possible to do with a gif file.
But the specification of Gif has changed during the time and now you can have such stunning things with gif.

If you don’t believe me look at this:
http://bp0.blogger.com/_dbRGkqE_8Zg/RxKT1-wRhwI/AAAAAAAAABk/ylbkdhlI5Tg/s200/rightbrained.gif

It is nearly the same gif I only changed the loop so it is not randomly any more.
Try now to turn my gif image with your brain in another direction.

heh! lol

Btw. you always use booth brain half. It depend on the task how strong you would use one or another half.

Years ago the brain experts said that there are parts in our brain that are for specific tasks. Like brain part for mathematics and a brain part for music. They was wrong our brain is definitely to complex.

]]> By: Seb http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14305 Seb Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:32:28 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14305 @Ivan: There is absolutely no javascript here. I have simply hotlinked a gif image from the referenced website. @Ivan:
There is absolutely no javascript here. I have simply hotlinked a gif image from the referenced website.

]]> By: aysen http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14301 aysen Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:35:22 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14301 This is amazing, after a few minutes of practice I can change the spin direction at will :D This is amazing, after a few minutes of practice I can change the spin direction at will :D

]]> By: litb http://www.sebruiz.net/279/comment-page-1#comment-14292 litb Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:43:50 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/279#comment-14292 no, if you look at the very bottom at the shadows, and you think "oh baby, turn the other way 'round", then it turns around and it becomes very easy to make it spin in the other direction. no, if you look at the very bottom at the shadows, and you think “oh baby, turn the other way ’round”, then it turns around and it becomes very easy to make it spin in the other direction.

]]>