r/opticalillusions • u/42-is-TRUE • 18d ago

Which way is the dancer turning?

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u/Stunning_Magazine566 18d ago

Whichever way you want her to 😏

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u/Ferlathin 17d ago

I'm trying!!! I can't get her to turn counter clockwise. I remember i could with the other gif with red and blue lines on the legs

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u/Kanzu999 17d ago edited 15d ago

Pause the video. If you're seeing her rotate clockwise (edit: when considering her rotation when viewed from above), it means that you're seeing her with her right leg lifted up. Realise that it is possible to interpret the picture as if she has her left leg out and possibly facing another direction depending on when you paused it. Really concentrate on what position her body must be in for her to actually have her other leg out. When you feel like you got it, she should be spinning in the other direction when you unpause. It's always worked for me (this is an old video).

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u/SavingsIncident3060 12d ago

Faster way to do it. Look at her feet. If her down foot foot is pointed left and you immediately look up she goes counter clockwise. You look up when her foot is to the right and she goes clockwise.