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I maybe be a little too crazy, but we also have info, that the light is behind her. So the shadow is casted towards us, being a contre-jour: her body all dark, light behind her so shadow must be towards us. If so, her right foot shadow assuming she is on a floor of some kind is more closed to our eyes. If so, the rotation is clockwise.
If the shadow is on a wall, it is hard to judge.
If the shadow is on a wall, it is hard to judge.
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Originally Posted by big_ipaq' post='482794' date='Oct 17 2007, 10:11 PM
I maybe be a little too crazy, but we also have info, that the light is behind her. So the shadow is casted towards us, being a contre-jour: her body all dark, light behind her so shadow must be towards us. If so, her right foot shadow assuming she is on a floor of some kind is more closed to our eyes. If so, the rotation is clockwise.
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NO!
Looking at the shadow it CAN'T be clockwise!!!
My wife sees it clockwise, but after we looked at the shadow she now agrees that it has to be anti-clockwise, but still sees her spinning clockwise.
The light is behind the dancer, correct. And the shadow CLEARLY indicates an anti-clockwise rotation!
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Crazy, Crazy, Crazy...
I can't see anything but clockwise rotation, I can't see any way to see it anti-clockwise.... So that makes me Right Sided (in the brain anyway)
But then my wife is experiencing the whole switching between clockwise and anti-clockwise thing..... So what does that make her??? She says "clever", I say "Scatter"
I can't see anything but clockwise rotation, I can't see any way to see it anti-clockwise.... So that makes me Right Sided (in the brain anyway)
But then my wife is experiencing the whole switching between clockwise and anti-clockwise thing..... So what does that make her??? She says "clever", I say "Scatter"
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Originally Posted by Iceman' post='482804' date='Oct 17 2007, 09:31 PM
NO!
Looking at the shadow it CAN'T be clockwise!!!
My wife sees it clockwise, but after we looked at the shadow she now agrees that it has to be anti-clockwise, but still sees her spinning clockwise.
The light is behind the dancer, correct. And the shadow CLEARLY indicates an anti-clockwise rotation!
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Originally Posted by IrishEyes' post='482811' date='Oct 17 2007, 10:44 PM
I've seen it spinning both directions. Generally I see it Clockwise but when looking away and then slowly turn back so as to catch the image first with the corner of my eye, I see it A-clockwise. Amazing.
I'm able to change rotation at a blink of the eye - amazing !!
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='482814' date='Oct 17 2007, 11:03 PM
+1
I'm able to change rotation at a blink of the eye - amazing !!
I'm able to change rotation at a blink of the eye - amazing !!
No wonder!
You're an ATC and use both sides of your brain!
Makes me feel a bit safer when flying...
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Originally Posted by nickolas_g' post='484329' date='Oct 21 2007, 09:36 PM
What if she does cartwheels?
Kidding aside, I just went back and looked at her and indeed she was spinning counter-clockwise which is the opposite of what I saw her spin the first time I looked. I then hit refresh and closed my eyes for a second or two. When I opened them, she was still spinning counter-clockwise but right before my eyes, she sort of stopped and began spinning clockwise.
Now, no matter what I try, I can't get her to spin counter-clockwise again...
