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fledermaus Apr 1st 2010 11:08 am

Re: clockwise or counter clockwise
 
Clockwise, in a Tales of the Unexpected sort of way

Alan2005 Apr 1st 2010 11:50 am

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Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 8466782)
Clockwise, in a Tales of the Unexpected sort of way

Now I can't get the theme out of my head...

mandymoochops Apr 1st 2010 12:00 pm

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cheers Fled, me too am thinking of dodgy 70's shows. Sapphire and Steel anyone :(

fledermaus Apr 1st 2010 12:02 pm

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Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 8466839)
cheers Fled, me too am thinking of dodgy 70's shows. Sapphire and Steel anyone :(

oo David McCallum, my first lust.

mandymoochops Apr 1st 2010 12:13 pm

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Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 8466843)
oo David McCallum, my first lust.

mmmm agreed, along with Michael York (sucker for the proper Englich accent :o)

Lord Vader Apr 1st 2010 4:16 pm

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Originally Posted by snoopster (Post 8466735)
anticlockwise for me....can't see the clockwise thing at all.

Stare at the image directly for a few minutes. If you notice the image flutter or skip a beat then that is your brain talking to you. It will switch to counterclockwise if you stare long enough.

The4BellsLondon Apr 1st 2010 4:50 pm

Re: clockwise or counter clockwise
 

Originally Posted by Lord Vader (Post 8467082)
Stare at the image directly for a few minutes. If you notice the image flutter or skip a beat then that is your brain talking to you. It will switch to counterclockwise if you stare long enough.

hmm - my brain is obviously mute!

Alberta_Rose Apr 1st 2010 6:32 pm

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Now we've all been staring at this for a while. She will spin both ways for me ... sometimes I fancy I can make her change direction, and then I can't ... my brain obviously knows something I don't! :confused:

Calgal Apr 2nd 2010 4:31 pm

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Originally Posted by Alberta_Rose (Post 8467205)
Now we've all been staring at this for a while. She will spin both ways for me ... sometimes I fancy I can make her change direction, and then I can't ... my brain obviously knows something I don't! :confused:

Hmmmm - well I stared and stared - can't get anything other than clockwise :confused:

Calgal Apr 2nd 2010 4:31 pm

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Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon (Post 8467105)
hmm - my brain is obviously mute!

Are you left handed, too?

The4BellsLondon Apr 2nd 2010 4:33 pm

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Originally Posted by Calgal (Post 8469030)
Are you left handed, too?

hmm - well am right handed - BUT should have been left handed - if you get me drift - was a leftie but grandfather wouldnt allow it!

Calgal Apr 2nd 2010 4:42 pm

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Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon (Post 8469032)
hmm - well am right handed - BUT should have been left handed - if you get me drift - was a leftie but grandfather wouldnt allow it!

LOL - I just voted ('cos I hadn't yet) looked again and bugger me, she went the other way!!

The4BellsLondon Apr 2nd 2010 5:02 pm

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Originally Posted by Calgal (Post 8469037)
LOL - I just voted ('cos I hadn't yet) looked again and bugger me, she went the other way!!

nope - I keep looking - still clockwise!

The4BellsLondon Apr 2nd 2010 5:06 pm

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bugger - me Oh and dear son all standing here arguing about which way the bloody thing is turning!!!

Oink Apr 2nd 2010 7:57 pm

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http://www.mathematik.uni-bielefeld....es/missing.jpg


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