Optical Illusions

[Gurn Blanston]

So, what color are these spirals?



Curious if you see what I see...

[Gurn Blanston]

Feel free to post your own illusions here.

[Josquin des Prez]

Cyan, green, pink, over an orange canvas. I bet they are all black or something. 

[Gurn Blanston]

Cyan, green, pink.

... well, not quite black, but....

[Brahmsian]

I don't know if this counts.  I know some question the merits of this test, but this is supposed to determine how you think. 

Apparently, if you deem the image to be rotating counter-clockwise, it means you are a left brain thinker.  If you see the image rotating clockwise, you are more of a right brain thinker.




I definitely am a left brain thinker, and I definitely see the image rotating counter-clockwise.  Although, after awhile, if I look away and look back at the image, for a brief moment, I can see the image turning clockwise.  Most of the time though, it is turning counter-clockwise for me.  My wife always sees it turning clockwise.


LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

[Josquin des Prez]

I'm a left-brain thinker. What does it say though that i focused on her breasts first?

[EDIT] Well, damn, i forced myself to see her go clockwise and now i can't get her to go the other way.

[EDIT2] Now i can see her go both ways at will. This test sucks.

[Gurn Blanston]

No question that she is turning clockwise. So are her breasts...

[canninator]

How many composers who wrote their own music can you see?

[Philoctetes]

No question that she is turning clockwise. So are her breasts...

Totally agree. I'm trying to force myself to see her turn counter-clockwise though.

[Philoctetes]

Gah, now I can see it counter-clockwise, but not the other way.

Edit: I'm with JdP, now. It is a neat illusion though. 

[Josquin des Prez]

I guess that by reading those descriptions alone i must actually be a right-brain thinker.

[Gurn Blanston]

How many composers who wrote their own music can you see?

Apparently there are at least 7 or 8 in that one picture alone. Good to see you back, Robert...

[Brahmsian]

Apparently there are at least 7 or 8 in that one picture alone. Good to see you back, Robert...

Can anybody else see it turning into Luchesi!?!  WOW!!! 

[Gurn Blanston]

Can anybody else see it turning into Luchesi!?!  WOW!!! 

It's really quite stunning. It's lasted over 200 years, you know...

[karlhenning]

I don't know if this counts.  I know some question the merits of this test, but this is supposed to determine how you think. 

Apparently, if you deem the image to be rotating counter-clockwise, it means you are a left brain thinker.  If you see the image rotating clockwise, you are more of a right brain thinker.

Uncued, I definitely see it as moving clockwise. With a little mental effort, I can see it moving counter-clockwise instead.

[Gurn Blanston]

Don't forget to go back to Post #1 and try that one too. True, my picture doesn't have Golden Bozos, but it is a lot harder than it seems.

[Brahmsian]

Cyan, green, pink, over an orange canvas.

Same as what I see.

[karlhenning]

Don't forget to go back to Post #1 and try that one too. True, my picture doesn't have Golden Bozos, but it is a lot harder than it seems.

Pale blue, orange, and pale green?

[Brahmsian]

Pale blue, orange, and pale green?

No pink, Karl?

[Gurn Blanston]

Pale blue, orange, and pale green?

Nah, but you can get another free try. It's true, there are just 3 colors...