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Here’s something a little fun for your Friday. Is the dancer turning clockwise or counterclockwise?
It’s turning counterclockwise for me which means I’m left-brained, and clockwise for Mr. Bee which means he’s right-brained (but we can both make her switch). The descriptions of what that means (read more here) are spot on for us and really show up in our marriage.
What about you and your significant other?
the guys at the freakonomics blog just did a little study on this: http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/right-versus-left-brain-what-does-the-spinning-dancer-teach-us/
i’d find it interesting which direction weddingbee readers saw the dancer spinning in, because the majority of us are so detail-oriented. please post and tell us which way you see the dancer spinning!
for me, i see it counter-clockwise…
what if you see it both ways?? b/c when i first looked at it, she was turning counter-clockwise. then after a split-second, i see her switch. so then i wait a little longer because I don’t know which way i see her going anymore…then i see her switch again. what does that mean??? I’m dizzy now.
AH! It turns both ways for me. First it was turning clockwise, then I looked away and back and it was turning counterclockwise. Do I use both sides of my brain or are my eyes going crazy? HAha. Very interesting! Thanks Mrs. Bee!
I saw this before it is so crazy. I tried really hard to get it to go the other way. Oh well 
I’m with the above comments — first, it was definitely going counter-clockwise. I looked away for a second when my phone rang, looked back, and it was definitely clockwise.
Clock-wise for me, so right brain I guess. I cannot get her to turn the other way!
I was almost going to write to say, “Isn’t the finding the other way around??” because when Miss Kiwi posted this, I remembered my conclusion: I NEVER saw it the right-brained way. And when I read this post today, I was totally seeing it go clockwise and assumed that was the left-brained way. I opened up the article again to see if I had read something wrong, and then saw it going counterclockwise. This thing is certainly trippy. I loved exercises like this in my psych classes!
[Checked one more time: counterclockwise.]
Oh that’s weird. I’ve seen this make the rounds of several blogs I read over the last 2 or 3 weeks and every time I’ve seen it, it’s been very clearly going counter-clockwise only. This morning, for the first time, I saw it switch to clockwise, then switch back, and then switch back again. Now I can only see clockwise!
I’m relieved. I was hoping I had a little right-brain activity hiding in there somewhere
When I first looked at it, it was turning counter-clockwise. I’ve since “seen it switch” three times.
I think it switches back and forth. I’ve seen this on other blogs/boards as well, and everyone eventually sees it switch back and forth.
I only saw it go clockwise at first, but I watched for a bit, and she switches a lot.
how are people seeing it change ways? i can only see it going clockwise. even when i try to focus on it or look away it’s still clockwise. so i guess i’m right-side dominant. which, going from the description, sounds like me to a tee. though i am a bit of a detail-nutcase at times. lol. i’ll have to show this to the bf and see what he sees.
this is REALLY bugging me out. i cant get her to change i only see it clockwise and i think everyone else who sees clockwise must be nuts hahhaha
when people are saying that they see it switch are they refering to the fact that the screen goes blitzy and the dancer’s spin kinda gets choppy and then all the sudden spins the other way? beacuse at first when i looked at it it was going clockwise and then it just went weird and she was spinning the other way. I’ve seen it happen several times now. but haven’t figure out how to make her spin the other way just by looking at it.
It definately switches back and forth. If you watch it long enough you’ll see it switch directions depending on which leg the dancer is putting her weight on. She turns longer going clockwise and then switches counter-clockwise.
I only see counter-clock and can’t change it. But I think I’m more right-brained. Funky!
It went counter clockwise for me until I scrolled down to see what was written underneath it. Then it switched to clockwise and I can’t get it to go back.
Urgh, I can only see her turn clockwise. I can’t see her turn the other way … You can see her left leg bouncing up and down of the floor.
It’s switching back and forth for me too. I thought I was going crazy. I’m glad I”m not the only one 
Yes.. it keeps switching! And then I try to make it just go one way… and I get very dizzy. Oy…
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Mrs. Bee, New York Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet Engagement Date: May 7, 2004 Wedding Date: March 5, 2005 Venue: Westside Loft, New York About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
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