I have been being fascinated by this. Is she spinning clockwise or anti-clockwise? I see her going clockwise, most of the time (if I just look at her out of the corner of my eye, she goes anti-clockwise, but default is clockwise), some people see her anti-clockwise, and for the Husband, she keeps changing from one to the other!

I spin clockwise, for choice (I can spin the other way, but clockwise feels more natural). I was wondering what other people see the illusion doing, and whether it correlates with their own preferred spin direction.

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Wow this is strange! Both my daughter and I saw her changing, but we thought she was changing at different times.

I'm another southpaw, and she's definitely turning clockwise. I've tried staring at it, and I can't make her go the other way round. Does this mean I'm actually spinning the right way for me? I keep wondering whether I was pushed into being a clockwise spinner because i'm left handed and in reality I should go the normal way, as in a lot of other things in skating I prefer to do things like the counter-clockwise people.
The bit I don't get is why my 3-turns are weaker going clockwise round a circle on the outsides and stronger on the insides as I would think the turning would dominate over the foot.

I see counter-clockwise...can't make her go the other way...I am also a lefty, however I skate counter-clockwise....interesting....

I'm seeing counter-clockwise, but I can't get her to change. DH also saw counter clockwise, but was able to try and get her to go clockwise.

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Clearly clockwise for me.

And the few times I've messed with freestyle, I was spinning/jumping counter-clockwise/anti-clockwise.

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I see her going clockwise, and I can't make her change. I spin (mostly) anti-clockwise, but when I first started spinning, I went clockwise - current coach makes me work on both.

I don't fit their profile of a right-brained person, though.

Fiona

I see her spinning clockwise too, and don't seem to be able to trick myself into making her spin counter-clockwise. But, I trust my own judgement hehehe.....just by looking at her right leg...which is the free leg, and her right arm, they are clearly going clockwise hehe

I also forgot to say, I can spin clockwise and anti-clockwise no problem at all. I jump counter-clockwise (my natural and preferred jumping direction). But I see this clip going clockwise.

Initially CCW, but keeps changing when I focus on something else (eg reading the text!). I'm CCW, but more left foot dominant than CCW dominant!

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I see her going clockwise. I can't make her counter-clockwise no matter how hard I try. I am a clockwise spinning lefty who is actually very science-minded.

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I'm right handed, but spin/jump clockwise

when I first looked at it, I thought "obviously anti clockwise". then I looked away for a second, looked back, and it was definitely clockwise!!

but you know, I looked at her leg, and I remembered: right, she is definitely spinning on her right foot. and now she's in her left??? and my dad looked, said "clockwise" and 5 seconds later said "anti clockwise". but I didn't see her change.

this is so weird!

P.S i keep looking at it now, and it's still going clockwise... so maybe my natural instincts are overpowering it..

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Me exactly! I see her going clockwise (left forward inside edge, to be exact) and there is no way I can find a way to see her going counter-clockwise. But I spin counter-clockwise and I have always considered myself left-brained. How unexpected!

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Definitely counter-clockwise for me. I can't see her going clockwise at all. It looks like she's doing a wonky backspin on her right foot (like mine used to look!).

I'm right-handed and spin/jump counter-clockwise.

No matter what I do, I see her going counterclockwise - can't see it any other way no matter how I try. But mom sees her going clockwise. Weiiird.
I spin ccw by the way, but can do cw too - I think I'd rather spin cw if they'd let me (and jump ccw).

Definitely clockwise for me - I couldn't make her go the other way at all. Yet I spin anti-clockwise - is that weird? I'm right handed...

Whoa! That is FREAKY!

At first, there was no doubt that she was going clockwise. I am a ccw skater but I may be influenced by watching my dd spin...she goes cw (and she is right handed). To me, that looks normal. I also consider myself much more left brained than right. After some effort, I could see her going ccw, if I squinted and kinda looked out of the corner of my eye. Then she would switch back and forth....cw, ccw, cw....yipes!

Now I have a headache...

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Mhm... now that's weird... I see her doing a wonky backspin on her left foot, going CW (I'm a right-handed ccw skater)

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If I think CW, she's going CW, if I think CCW, she's going CCW. I guess that's 'cause I am ambidextrous!

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Very strange. At first, I only saw CCW and was convinced she was rotating CCW. Then I scrolled down so I could only see the legs. The were rotating CW. I scrolled back to the whole body. CW definitely. Now I can see her hesitate and want to turn CCW, but I really cannot see CCW anymore. This gives me a headache!

I spin CW. I am ambidextrous.

Kay

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Okay- I went back to it, and scrolled to just her feet, and then watched then scrolled up, like kay said, and now she is definetly going clockwise and I can't make her go CCW.

So apparently- my brain can't decide which way is dominant, and I have no control over making it use the other side

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When the page first loaded, she appeared to be CCW for a short while.

Then she suddenly reversed, and ever since I can't see anything but clockwise !

I am CCW spinner and right-handed; very spatially aware and "get things" but also logical and love facts. So a mix of right and left brain, but am better on spatial things (R) than words (L).

Absolutely cannot see anything but clockwise. I *think* I'm a CW spinner/jumper but not really sure. May not have a strong preference either way; it's just that we always did CW turns in ballet : ) But I'm really more left-brained according to their description, with a little of their right-brained "personality" thrown in. Ambibraintrous?

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OK, now HERE'S a cool take on it! M husband just tried an experiment on my stepson and his cousin. They both looked at the image for awhile and saw her only rotating clockwise. Then he made the boys do math problems for a few minutes and had them look at the image again. After doing math, they both saw her rotating counter-clockwise!

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LOL! I've just spent 2 hours doing numerical analysis (math...) problems, and she still goes CW for me

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