October 8, 2007 by Vurdlak
Hey everyone! While you are reading this, I’m probably on my student journey to Santorini and Kreta in Greece. This is some kind of excursion students in my country take at the end of their college. I’m still 2 years from finishing it, but can’t hurt to travel, right? This post was written before my trip and my brother activated it as I ordered him (he is the one responsible for Mighty Magic Tricks). Hope he doesn’t mess this, and correctly activates my optical illusion articles in the following days (VIX don’t ruin this site!)(Vix: buahaha!).
Concerning the illusion, the wheel on the left is classic optical illusion we’ve already seen in famous Spinning Girl Illusion. Basically, if you observe the wheel carefully, you can make it turn both ways. You’ll need some training, but after few minutes, you’ll be able to change the spinning direction very quickly!
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Hi. When I look wheel in the up side, it changes direction continuously, every 2-3 seconds!
I’m crazy?!!
(I’m sorry for grammatical errors, but I don’t speak english!!!).
Nice! It didn’t take me too long at all to be able to change the direction of the wheel. I looked at the center first and then followed one of the arms out to the side quickly, and then I was able to make it go backwards. (I obviously saw forwards first!)
Really bad, just look at the middle.. this is not a illuson :S
this one was easier to “manipulate” than the spinning girl illusion…
good one though.
MUCH EASIER TO CHANGE THAN THE SPINNING LADY
CAN DO THIS ONE AT WILL
I am a master!
this is one of the coolest illusions ever i love it to pieces. will there be any more similar to it because they are great!!
Wow this one is real. Thanks for not posting another fake one of these.
can make it go whichever, including switching constantly. Fun!
Have a nice trip!
Very good. Very simple.
1st comment!
Wicked illusion!
If you can’t make it spin both directions, try blinking … and “think” of it going the other way. Works like a charm.
I found this easier than the spinning ballerina one myself
Hehe.. I might have seen this one a little to many times but if you look in the middle it looks like it’s stuck (Cuz the animation itself is just 2 frames/pictures looping)
OMG this is true. In the start it took some concetration to make it change direction, but after i minute i could do i in a snap.
This illusion is cool
I didn’t get the one with the girl, but this is cool!
This is really cool. Looking at it, it spins either way.
i can make it go back and forth taht’s easy.
If you close your eyes, imagine it going the other way, it will.
If you close your eyes, imagine it getting “stuck” and wobbling back and forth, it will.
Pretty cool.
look at the middle, its just going back and forth quickly so it looks like its spinning
That’s rally cool. I got it before a few minutes. How about everyone else?
Ahhh Nyquist, good to know you still exist…
Isn’t it actually called… a Ferris Wheel…?
I did it! (1st)
thats sooooooo cool it really works
its obvious, fergy is fat thats what its about = )
ha, it makes my eyes hurt!
but for me it changes direction after i blink!?
I like this one! :-)
It a Ferris wheel, Not Ferry! Dont be dumb.
oohhh, ahhh….
I lokked in the center and saw that the center of the wheel was going back and forth, so it’s not going any direction.
Its not spinning, just fliping side to side.
Cool illusuion though
A few minutes… how about a few seconds?
this illusion is awesome!i luv it!
Yay!!
Ok thats all.
i think that this has sumthin to do with the angle were looking at this and that it keeps flashing from light to dark
um…. am i the first one?
Nice Very cool.
It is too easy to manipulate
aha, I figgered out to do it. anyways, :woohoo first comment!!
-a person
It’s simple :) I really like spinning girl most.
P.S. VIX, glad you’ve managed :)
mad
*hint*
there are just 2 pictures, you can confirm this by looking at the bottem or at the centre.
Haha I love this.
I can do the same thing with my fan at home, but it takes longer, so its not something you can change, its a trick of the eye.
I’ve also done this with a fan, specifically my ceiling fan spinning at a low speed. Usually happens late at night when I’m trying to fall asleep and find myself staring up at the ceiling. :)
dude that was crazy when i turned my head left and right it would move but thats just me
#16, it’s every second, not every 30 seconds…
Look at the middle. Notice its shakes, not spins. However, our eyes perceive that it is spinning, because it is shaking both ways. This was done by a 12 year old.
Lol cool :)
It does make me dizzy tho -.-
To me it goes the different direction every 2 seconds
But I think that might just b me :S
You just need to look at the base and then back at the wheel ~ that’s how to make it change direction….
—big spoiler—
just look at the position of the wheel. imagine it on the outside and it turns clockwise imagine it facing you it turns counter clockwise