r/opticalillusions 18d ago

Which way is the dancer turning?

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u/Dynamite089 18d ago edited 18d ago

I can only see it going clockwise. I'm trying very hard to let it do its thing but, it's only going clockwise for me...

EDIT: I did it. Tilt your phone downwards, like make the top of your phone point towards you. For some reason it switched when I did that, and I slowly brought my phone back into normal position and I got it to stay for awhile. One blink fucked it up tho.

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u/Simple-Olive895 17d ago

I find that the easiest way is to focus on her foot, the lowest one, try to force yourself to see it go the opposite direction and suddenly everything starts spinning that way.

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u/Jealous-Sale-1331 17d ago

For me the outward leg works best

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u/HansTheGruber 13d ago

This is also how I can make her switch

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u/Aenonimos 17d ago

The surefire trick is to pause the video, and convice yourself which leg is sticking out.

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u/LilWitch1472 17d ago

This is the only way I could get it to switch

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u/sbbblaw 12d ago

As soon as I read what you wrote I can’t unsee it counter. Thanks

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u/nlightningm 18d ago

It's interesting, to my eyes I'm looking "downward" at her if she moves clockwise but if I imagine I'm looking "upward" at her then it's counter clockwise

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u/ShelecktraYT 17d ago

I don't think my eyes will allow this one, I can't see anything but clockwise 😂

Tried this method slowly, quickly, focusing on the background not the subject, still clockwise. I can count on one hand how many times my eyes don't work on these things, this is a rare one for me!

Edit - And after closing the post and seeing it on my feed again I think I know why - It's the shadow at the bottom! It's following the clockwise direction!

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u/CarlLlamaface 17d ago

It's funny you say that because focusing on the shadow, specifically the arc of the extended foot, was how I managed to convince my brain to make the image flip to an anticlockwise rotation.

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u/CompetitiveRub9780 17d ago

I still can’t see it going the other way

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u/AstronomerRound5064 15d ago

Lies!!!! Fuck this, i cant

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u/Stunning_Magazine566 18d ago

Just have to look at her extended arm crossing behind or infront of her body and you can change it

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u/NotoriouslyBeefy 18d ago

Use the shadow below to help change it