Fun Little Test: Left-Brain or Right-Brain?
Saturday, 24 November 2007 Clay Burell 
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All you have to do is look at a picture and you’ll find out. Report back here?
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No. 1 — November 24th, 2007 at 6:14 am
When I first saw this I only saw clockwise spinning. Now I can see both.
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No. 2 — November 24th, 2007 at 6:45 am
I can see both, but saw anti-clockwise first…definitely left-brained (will have to test my artist/musician husband later!).
Comes from all that Dewy decimal training, logical order, etc. Wanted to be a Math major before I switched to my first love, English Lit.
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No. 3 — November 24th, 2007 at 7:44 am
Clockwise – which way are you?
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No. 4 — November 24th, 2007 at 8:39 am
I saw clockwise the whole time. My wife saw counterclockwise but soon saw it both ways — I must be a heavy right brain thinker because I couldn’t see anything by clockwise
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No. 5 — November 24th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Clockwise, both times I have tried.
However, I can see counter-clockwise.
The funny thing is, everyone thinks I am highly analytical and left-brained. In reality, I think I am ambi-brained (not a word) since I have about equal intuitive and rational skills.
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No. 6 — November 24th, 2007 at 11:04 am
counter-clockwise. Left brained. Although I’m not sure how accurate that is since I’ve seen that spinning lady before. But I tried to just see what my first impression was *this* time.
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No. 7 — November 24th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
I saw counter-clockwise for the first five seconds, looked away, and saw clockwise from then on.
Now I can’t see counterclockwise again.
Am I “ambi-brained” like Arthus?
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No. 8 — November 24th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
This is scary.. I could only see clockwise first, and I thought I can’t see counterclockwise. Then, I see counterclockwise, and can’t see clockwise. My brain must be whacked up! Maybe I’m like Mr. Burell and Arthus
! But I do think I have that randomness.
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No. 9 — November 27th, 2007 at 12:35 am
Whoah… I only see it counter-clockwise. Hmm… but I always thought myself as a Right-Brained person…. Maybe not. So does this mean I shouldn’t go towards art? Oh no…
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No. 10 — March 13th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I can only see clockwise. Interesting test. Cannot make it go counter-clockwise; however I have a dominant left eye. Could be a physical limitation there. This blog is always interesting. Mike
Mike Frerichs’s last blog post..The Price of Wood Skis on eBay
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No. 11 — March 24th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
I saw clockwise first but then counter. I keep staring at the thing trying to figure out why it is doing that, must be my left brain working!
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No. 12 — March 31st, 2008 at 12:44 am
interesting to collect data on ADD/ADHD people regarding this. i see anticlockwise on adderall (both ways actually) but without the drug, clockwise. the closest i can get to anti-clockwise w/o adderall is a side to side motion. btw, i have ADD
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No. 13 — March 31st, 2008 at 12:57 am
@ADDADDADDADD – what fascinating input. Thanks for that
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No. 14 — September 9th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Saw clockwise at first, then after looking for it I couldn’t stop seeing anti-clockwise until I blinked. Then played backwards forwards by thinking left or right each time I blinked.
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