mind blower...

[pgurney]

I was finally able to get her to spin the opposite direction, at will, by focusing on one of the corners of my computer monitor.

[Smiling JOe]

Paula, I found it when searching for images of "dirty santa." I found a great card in the images of Santa pooping down a chimney with a caption something like, "You know if you've been naughty when..." I clicked on the link, and it took me to a website which had this, but the card on which I clicked had been removed -- probably the Santa Police confiscated it.

[jessifunn]

still can only see her going clockwise. i think this is a trick...

[Smiling JOe]

I was finally able to get her to spin the opposite direction, at will, by focusing on one of the corners of my computer monitor.

I love reading the comments. One thing I notice which we do, is that we think that we are controlling the way she spins. She simply spins, with or without our willing her to do so. Even in my description in the prior sentence, I note, "she simply spins." In reality, it is merely a two-dimensional figure created by a series of images and she isn't spinning at all. I love this kind of stuff.

[Miss Kitty]

...this woman is driving me crazy, again. I am turning off the computer.

[pgurney]

I love reading the comments. One thing I notice which we do, is that we think that we are controlling the way she spins. She simply spins, with or without our willing her to do so. Even in my description in the prior sentence, I note, "she simply spins." In reality, it is merely a two-dimensional figure created by a series of images and she isn't spinning at all. I love this kind of stuff.

You mean that when I get her to spin in the opposite direction that everyone else isn't seeing the same flip-flop?

[Minnie]

You have confirmed one thing for me...the left side of my brain is still missing.

Well mine too, I can not get her to go counter, regardless of how much I try.

[Smiling JOe]

You mean that when I get her to spin in the opposite direction that everyone else isn't seeing the same flip-flop?

Nope, but I do remember Echelon creating a website of a mock house, which they set up with internet controls on things such as lights and blinds. They set up live webcams in the rooms, and you could go to their site and open and close the blinds and turn on and off the lights. Echelon sold the controls and switches. I haven't heard more about the company in the last 8 years, but with the right security, it might be a very cool thing. Can't remember if you turned off the iron, or locked the front door, or shut the window? Check your crackBerry to see if you did. If you didn't, click a few buttons and Wah-La! You're set.

[Carol G]

I did it! I feel so proud...

I had to *blur* my vision until I was almost cross-eyed, like I was looking at a Magic Eye picture (which I could never see either) and it worked... until I blinked.

[Minnie]

My husband can make it change back and forth, he said if you watch the shadow instead of the dancer, it changes for him to counter, then he went back to watching the dancer and she went clock wise.

I still can't make it change.

[Smiling JOe]

If you never saw a magic eye picture, you are missing out. Those things are incredibly amazing.

[Minnie]

If you never saw a magic eye picture, you are missing out. Those things are incredibly amazing.

Those give me a headache, my husband can always see them, I never can.

[Jdarg]

Hmmm...I just watched her change to counter clockwise, then back to clockwise.

[pgurney]

Funniest thing just happened. Yes, I was staring at her once again. Then all of a sudden she stopped spinning and one leg was directly in front of the other. Me: "Oh my gosh, how'd I do that????"
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A few seconds later...
Computer: "Firefox has just installed an update and you must restart..."
LOL

[Carol G]

I can make her switch directions almost at will now... I have to blur my vision and look off to the upper-right or lower-right side of the screen, and she switches to counter-clockwise. When I look directly at her standing-leg foot, she goes back to clockwise.

I think a big part of being able to see it has to do with believing it is possible. Before I ever witnessed her spinning counter-clockwise, I kept thinking "there is no way, she's going clockwise and that's it!"

This is really cool, on so many levels - Thanks SJ!

(I'm going to look at some magic eye pictures now, maybe I'll finally be able to see one...)

[aggieb]

I did it! I feel so proud...

I had to *blur* my vision until I was almost cross-eyed, like I was looking at a Magic Eye picture (which I could never see either) and it worked... until I blinked.

Maybe if I drink a bottle of wine I will see her go counter clockwise.

[Carol G]

Maybe if I drink a bottle of wine I will see her go counter clockwise.

worth a try!

[Smiling JOe]

I just finished staring at some Magic eye art, and then looked at the spinning girl. She is spinning hard in a CCW direction, just as I thought she might, after looking at the geometric shapes.

[seaside2]

try as I might, I can't make her go CCW. been at it all morning.

funny thing though, the left brain descriptors are me, not the right brain descriptors.

does this mean that my brain is cross wired?

oh yeah, and she is nekid!!!

or is she fully clothed and my cross wired brain makes her look nekid?

but if I saw her going CCW, would she have clothes on?

and why does she bounce up and down slighly?

[Ocean Lover]

Today I'm only seeing her go clockwise. The other day ( it was on the aol homepage) I saw her go counter clockwise. I can't make her change today either. I guess I should have made my ornament last week when I was more left-brained!

[Smiling JOe]

try as I might, I can't make her go CCW. been at it all morning.

funny thing though, the left brain descriptors are me, not the right brain descriptors.

does this mean that my brain is cross wired?

oh yeah, and she is nekid!!!

or is she fully clothed and my cross wired brain makes her look nekid?

but if I saw her going CCW, would she have clothes on?

and why does she bounce up and down slighly?

You haven't even considered the question of whether or not she is actually a HE! I wonder what 30gAy sees.

[scooterbug44]

If that's a "HE" his surgeon is quite talented!

[Smiling JOe]

Maybe you are not willing him enough. lol

[kurt]

http://scienceline.org/2007/10/29/as...n-hemispheres/

So what does the spinning dancer tell us? The whole test is more of an optical illusion than anything else, according to Steven Novella, an academic clinical neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine who blogs on NeuroLogica. When our brains process visual images to make some order or sense of the world, they have to make assumptions. The dancer is just a two dimensional image switching back and forth, but our brains process it as a three dimensional spinning object.

I used da Google cause I is no brained.

[Miss Kitty]

http://scienceline.org/2007/10/29/as...n-hemispheres/



I used da Google cause I is no brained.

WTF????

[30abob]

Who cares which way she's spinning. She's nekkid!

Yep... that's what I saw too! Does that mean my "right" and "left" brain is in the gutter?

[scooterbug44]

Maybe you are not willing him enough. lol

All of my responses to that would get me in WAY too much trouble .

[Will B]

If I stare at the shadow of the foot and concentrate with one eye while.....

DOH!!!! Still nekkid!

[seaside2]

Or is it really a person?

and what if your left and right brains are perfectly balanced? does it (she/he) stand still?

and what if your brain atttributes don't really match, could the top half go one way and the bottom half go the other?

[DD]

CW. Right Brain. That's all I have to say.

[T Cline]

I think this image changes directions after so many revolutions.

[kurt]

What's really amazing is how people with brains don't see posts.

[T Cline]

What's really amazing is how people with brains don't see posts.

my attention span is pretty limited,,,,,WHAT did I miss?

[T Cline]

What's really amazing is how people with brains don't see posts.

ok.....DUH!!! i read the post! but I swear it was turning counter clockwise ONLY after I had a glass of wine!!!

[Mermaid]

Mermy think about paint colors and room design for a few moments, look again and see what happens.

I went outside for an hour or two to rake up (more) leaves, came back in and on a hunch, looked at our little twisted sister and she was going clockwise!!

But now she's back to her old tricks.

[Product Girl]

holy qa-winky-dink batman! That is crazy! Definetly a right brainer here, but somewhat interesting how majority of the time that i was looking at her she was moving clockwise but for brief blips she would change and move counter! Then when i tried the "close the eyes, concentrate, and look again" I could make her spin which ever way i liked! Too cool....so there really is some truth to "change your thoughts, change your world"....hmmmm... thanks SJ, that was a nice reminder

[Beachbummett]

No matter how many times I watch her and how long I stare at her she is always spinning clockwise for me. Funny most left brain/right brain tests I have taken say I am a left brain thinker. Go figure.

[Mango]

No matter how many times I watch her and how long I stare at her she is always spinning clockwise for me. Funny most left brain/right brain tests I have taken say I am a left brain thinker. Go figure.

BB, just picture her with a tiara on.

[Beachbummett]

BB, just picture her with a tiara on.

Here....put this one on her....

[NoHall]

http://scienceline.org/2007/10/29/as...n-hemispheres/



I used da Google cause I is no brained.

Here's a couple of little things I've read for school lately, and all of them deal with hemisphericity (yes, that's a word) and cerebral dominance:

Brathwaite, A. (1988). Suzuki training: Musical growth or hinderance? Music Educators Journal 75 (2), 42-45.

Campbell, P.; Scott-Kassner, C. (2002). Music in childhood from preschool through the Elementary grades. Stamford, CT; Schirmer/Thompson Learning.

Dunn, R. (1984). Learning Style: State of the science. Theory into Practice 23 (1), 10- 19.

Fennema, E.; Sherman, J. (1977). Sex-related differences in mathematics achievement, spatial visualization and affective factors. American Educational Research Journal14 (1), 51-71.

Franklin, E.; Franlin, A. D. (1978). The brain research bandwagon: Proceed with caution. Music Educators Journal 65 (3), 38-43.

Gardner, H. (1978). What we know (and don’t know) about the two halves of the brain. Journal of Aesthetic Education 12 (1), 113-119.

Gardner, H. (1995). “Multiple intelligences” as a catalyst. The English Journal 84 (8), 16-18.

Gates, E. (1994). Why have there been no great women composers? Psychological theories, past and present. Journal of Aesthetic Education 28, (2), 27-34.

Green, L. (2005). The music curriculum as lived experience: Children’s “natural” music-learning processes. Music Educators Journal 91 (4), 27-32.

Harrison, C.; Asmus, E.; Serpe, R. (1994). Effects of musical aptitude, academic ability, music experience, and motivation on aural skills. Journal of Research in Music Education 42 (2), 131-144.

Healy, J. (2004). Your child’s growing mind. New York, NY; Broadway Books.

Hetland, L. (2000). Learning to make music enhances spatial reasoning. Journal of Aesthetic Education 34, (3 & 4), 179-238.

Hetland, L. (2000). Learning to make music enhances spatial-temporal reasoning: Evidence for the “Mozart Effect.” Journal of Aesthetic Education 34, (3 & 4), 105-148.

Hiatt, J., & Cross, S. (2006). Teaching and using audiation in classroom instruction and applied lessons with advanced students. Music Educators Journal 92 (5), 46-49.

Jordan-Decarbo, J. (1997). A sound-to-symbol approach to learning music. Music Educators Journal 84 (2), 34-37, 54.

Kassell, C. (1998). Music and the theory of multiple intelligences. Music Educators Journal 84 (5), 29-32, 60.

Kendall, M. (1988). Suzuki’s mother tongue tied. Music Educators Journal 72 (6). 47- 50.

Kendall, M. (1988). Two Instructional Approaches to the Development of Aural and Instrumental Performance Skills. Journal of Research in Music Education 36, (4), 205-219.

Korenman, L. & Peynircioglu, Z. (2007). Individual differences in learning and remembering music: Auditory versus visual presentation. Journal of Research in Music Education 55 (1), 48-64.

McCarthy, M. (1999). Gendered discourse and the construction of identity: Toward a liberated pedagogy in music education. Journal of Aesthetic Education 33 (4), 109-125.

Moore, B. (1990). The relationship between curriculum and learner: Music composition and learning style. Journal of Research in Music Education 38 (1), 24-38.

Persellin, D. (1992). Responses to Rhythm Patterns When Presented to Children through Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic Modalities. Journal of Research in Music Education 40 (4), 306-315.

Regelski, T. (1977). Who knows where music lurks in the mind of man? New brain research has the answer. Music Educators Journal 63 (9), 30-38.

Restak, R. (1985). The human brain: Insights and puzzles. Theory into Practice 24 (2), 91-94.

Schleuter, S. (1978). Effects of certain lateral dominance traits, music aptitude, and sex differences with instrumental music achievement. Journal of Research in Music Education 26 (2), 22-31.

De Stwolinski, G.; Faulconer, J.; Schwarzkopf, A. B.; (1988) A comparison of two approaches to learning to detect harmonic alterations. Journal of Research in Music Education 36 (2), 83-94.

Torff, B.; Gardner, H. (1999). Conceptual and experiential cognition in music. Journal of Aesthetic Education 33 (4), 93-106.

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I'll post the full articles if you want. It's only a few hundred pages...

[Beachbummett]

Here's a couple of little things I've read for school lately, and all of them deal with hemisphericity (yes, that's a word) and cerebral dominance:

Brathwaite, A. (1988). Suzuki training: Musical growth or hinderance? Music Educators Journal 75 (2), 42-45.

Campbell, P.; Scott-Kassner, C. (2002). Music in childhood from preschool through the Elementary grades. Stamford, CT; Schirmer/Thompson Learning.

Dunn, R. (1984). Learning Style: State of the science. Theory into Practice 23 (1), 10- 19.

Fennema, E.; Sherman, J. (1977). Sex-related differences in mathematics achievement, spatial visualization and affective factors. American Educational Research Journal14 (1), 51-71.

Franklin, E.; Franlin, A. D. (1978). The brain research bandwagon: Proceed with caution. Music Educators Journal 65 (3), 38-43.

Gardner, H. (1978). What we know (and don’t know) about the two halves of the brain. Journal of Aesthetic Education 12 (1), 113-119.

Gardner, H. (1995). “Multiple intelligences” as a catalyst. The English Journal 84 (8), 16-18.

Gates, E. (1994). Why have there been no great women composers? Psychological theories, past and present. Journal of Aesthetic Education 28, (2), 27-34.

Green, L. (2005). The music curriculum as lived experience: Children’s “natural” music-learning processes. Music Educators Journal 91 (4), 27-32.

Harrison, C.; Asmus, E.; Serpe, R. (1994). Effects of musical aptitude, academic ability, music experience, and motivation on aural skills. Journal of Research in Music Education 42 (2), 131-144.

Healy, J. (2004). Your child’s growing mind. New York, NY; Broadway Books.

Hetland, L. (2000). Learning to make music enhances spatial reasoning. Journal of Aesthetic Education 34, (3 & 4), 179-238.

Hetland, L. (2000). Learning to make music enhances spatial-temporal reasoning: Evidence for the “Mozart Effect.” Journal of Aesthetic Education 34, (3 & 4), 105-148.

Hiatt, J., & Cross, S. (2006). Teaching and using audiation in classroom instruction and applied lessons with advanced students. Music Educators Journal 92 (5), 46-49.

Jordan-Decarbo, J. (1997). A sound-to-symbol approach to learning music. Music Educators Journal 84 (2), 34-37, 54.

Kassell, C. (1998). Music and the theory of multiple intelligences. Music Educators Journal 84 (5), 29-32, 60.

Kendall, M. (1988). Suzuki’s mother tongue tied. Music Educators Journal 72 (6). 47- 50.

Kendall, M. (1988). Two Instructional Approaches to the Development of Aural and Instrumental Performance Skills. Journal of Research in Music Education 36, (4), 205-219.

Korenman, L. & Peynircioglu, Z. (2007). Individual differences in learning and remembering music: Auditory versus visual presentation. Journal of Research in Music Education 55 (1), 48-64.

McCarthy, M. (1999). Gendered discourse and the construction of identity: Toward a liberated pedagogy in music education. Journal of Aesthetic Education 33 (4), 109-125.

Moore, B. (1990). The relationship between curriculum and learner: Music composition and learning style. Journal of Research in Music Education 38 (1), 24-38.

Persellin, D. (1992). Responses to Rhythm Patterns When Presented to Children through Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic Modalities. Journal of Research in Music Education 40 (4), 306-315.

Regelski, T. (1977). Who knows where music lurks in the mind of man? New brain research has the answer. Music Educators Journal 63 (9), 30-38.

Restak, R. (1985). The human brain: Insights and puzzles. Theory into Practice 24 (2), 91-94.

Schleuter, S. (1978). Effects of certain lateral dominance traits, music aptitude, and sex differences with instrumental music achievement. Journal of Research in Music Education 26 (2), 22-31.

De Stwolinski, G.; Faulconer, J.; Schwarzkopf, A. B.; (1988) A comparison of two approaches to learning to detect harmonic alterations. Journal of Research in Music Education 36 (2), 83-94.

Torff, B.; Gardner, H. (1999). Conceptual and experiential cognition in music. Journal of Aesthetic Education 33 (4), 93-106.

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I'll post the full articles if you want. It's only a few hundred pages...

[NoHall]

Now you know why I'm up all night and half-crazy on both sides of my brain...

[Miss Kitty]

bb...after you figure out what NoHall just said, go kick that spinning chicks behind for me.

[Paula]

Paula, I found it when searching for images of "dirty santa." I found a great card in the images of Santa pooping down a chimney with a caption something like, "You know if you've been naughty when..." I clicked on the link, and it took me to a website which had this, but the card on which I clicked had been removed -- probably the Santa Police confiscated it.

Ooooooh, no wonder I couldn't find it...

[DuneAHH]

Ooooooh, no wonder I couldn't find it...

http://www.maniacworld.com/Spinning-...-Illusion.html

[Miss Kitty]

Ooooooh, no wonder I couldn't find it...

...gee Paula, you don't google dirty Santa to get in the Christmas spirit? ...neither would I!

[Smiling JOe]

...when i tried the "close the eyes, concentrate, and look again" I could make her spin which ever way i liked! Too cool....so there really is some truth to "change your thoughts, change your world"....hmmmm... thanks SJ, that was a nice reminder

Maybe, but it also might be that when we change our thoughts, we simply change our perception of the world, but in doing so, we also probably change the world, via our new perspective and changes in our own reactions to things which we encounter.

[scooterbug44]

She is spinning slower and doesn't seem as "perky" today. Is this a result of my perception being altered or my coffee not kicking in yet .

[Cheering472]

She is spinning slower and doesn't seem as "perky" today. Is this a result of my perception being altered or my coffee not kicking in yet .

Are you referring to her boobers? A good support bra will help that.

[seacrestkristi]

SJ, your nakie Santy 'tar...did you debate about whether to use him or the 'drunk santa'? I'm waiting to see who's gonna do him first...