Can you name the direction you see the ballerina spinning? by MrChewypoo

Can you name the direction you see the ballerina spinning?

created by MrChewypoo

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Indicate which way you can see the ballerina spinning (Right/Clockwise, Left/Counter Clockwise, or both). Then click "Give up". Only make one entry and compare against the rest of the Sporcle world!
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Right _{(Clockwise from above)}

Left _{(Counter-Clockwise from above)}

Both _{(you can see both spins)}

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Which Way is the Ballerina Spinning? Quiz

by MrChewypoo

Created Jul 5, 2010 in Just For Fun
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	MrChewypoo:	Jul 5th, 2010 at 15:20 GMT	2 points
	While there is no proof of this animation indicating left/right brain dominance, it would be interesting to compare. Note, another unproven theory states that if you are right-brain dominant you would be more likely left handed and vice versa. Using this comparison, one would estimate approx. 7%-10% would see the dancer spinning clockwise. Let's see the results!

	puckett86:	Jul 5th, 2010 at 15:53 GMT	5 points
	Either it's really cold in the room or the ballerina isn't wearing a shirt.

	penguinman95:	Jul 5th, 2010 at 16:02 GMT	3 points
	Really puckett86? Really?

	Laytruce:	Jul 5th, 2010 at 16:09 GMT	5 points
	The first thing I saw was a clockwise spin (which is kind of weird, since I'm right-handed), but if I put in enough effort I can see her spinning counter-clockwise.

	jjb:	Jul 5th, 2010 at 17:08 GMT	4 points
	I can only see her spinning clockwise when looking straight on. When I turned the screen to show someone else (looking from an angle) I saw her going counter-clockwise.

	Navarro2814:	Jul 5th, 2010 at 18:12 GMT	2 points
	Did yu by any chance get this idea from the brainbashers website

	Pillbug:	Jul 5th, 2010 at 22:58 GMT	3 points
	I can see both. It's easier to get her to switch directions if you focus only on the bottom foot.

	kthxbai:	Jul 6th, 2010 at 00:09 GMT	4 points
	I can see both, depending mostly on whether I focus on the upper or lower half of her body. What's freaky is when you start to see her not rotating, but sweeping her leg in a 180 degree arc back and forth. What's THAT supposed to mean?

	friction:	Jul 6th, 2010 at 03:30 GMT	6 points
	It says I'm right-brained, but the 37% who typed in all three answers are no-brained.

	Flick:	Jul 9th, 2010 at 07:17 GMT	2 points
	What ballerina ? All I can see is a bowl of geraniums !

	mrpotwtf69:	Jul 10th, 2010 at 16:46 GMT	2 points
	Lies I'm not left handed. Interesting quiz though

	akbackstreetgirl:	Jul 11th, 2010 at 04:51 GMT	4 points
	For the life of me, I can't see her spinning counter-clockwise. I'm right handed, but all I can see is a clockwise spin.

	MikeyB:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 04:45 GMT	2 points
	I've seen this one many times around the internet, and I always see her spinning right (as in when her foot's down, she's facing front). But today when I looked away to read the test below, I suddenly got her to change and spin the other way. Completely by accident! Then I got her to change two more times. And guys, please don't answer more than one answer. It totally stuffs up the results, and everyone else's pleasure of the game.

	stencer:	Feb 2nd, 2011 at 04:16 GMT	3 points
	Several of you are saying you only can see her spinning clockwise and not vice-versa, but I can only see her spinning counter-clockwise... very interesting.

	astralfox:	Apr 30th, 2012 at 01:27 GMT	1 point
	Seen this one a couple of times, and it freaks me out whenever I see it change directions (I can see the ballerina turn both ways), because I'm not entirely sure what it is that causes it. And I agree, I have noticed if you only focus on certain parts of the body, like the bottom foot, the direction seems more likely to change.