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October 8, 2007 by Vurdlak | Share  

Spinning Ferry Wheel IllusionHey 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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103 Responses
  1. Erich says:

    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!!!).

  2. Julie says:

    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!)

  3. kage says:

    Really bad, just look at the middle.. this is not a illuson :S

  4. Anonymous says:

    this one was easier to “manipulate” than the spinning girl illusion…

    good one though.

  5. Anonymous says:

    MUCH EASIER TO CHANGE THAN THE SPINNING LADY
    CAN DO THIS ONE AT WILL

  6. Anonymous says:

    I am a master!

  7. Drama Queen says:

    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!!

  8. Anonymous says:

    Wow this one is real. Thanks for not posting another fake one of these.

  9. mango says:

    can make it go whichever, including switching constantly. Fun!

    Have a nice trip!

  10. Angel says:

    Very good. Very simple.

  11. Anonymous says:

    1st comment!
    Wicked illusion!

  12. Anonymous says:

    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

  13. Anonymous says:

    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)

  14. Phill says:

    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

  15. Анастасия says:

    I didn’t get the one with the girl, but this is cool!

  16. Anonymous says:

    This is really cool. Looking at it, it spins either way.

  17. Anonymous says:

    i can make it go back and forth taht’s easy.

  18. Anonymous says:

    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.

  19. Anonymous says:

    look at the middle, its just going back and forth quickly so it looks like its spinning

  20. Aroosa says:

    That’s rally cool. I got it before a few minutes. How about everyone else?

  21. Anonymous says:

    Ahhh Nyquist, good to know you still exist…

  22. Anonymous says:

    Isn’t it actually called… a Ferris Wheel…?

  23. Krystina says:

    I did it! (1st)

  24. Anonymous says:

    thats sooooooo cool it really works

  25. jb says:

    its obvious, fergy is fat thats what its about = )

  26. Anonymous says:

    ha, it makes my eyes hurt!
    but for me it changes direction after i blink!?

  27. Robin says:

    I like this one! :-)

  28. Anonymous says:

    It a Ferris wheel, Not Ferry! Dont be dumb.

  29. Anonymous says:

    oohhh, ahhh….

  30. Anonymous says:

    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.

  31. Anonymous says:

    Its not spinning, just fliping side to side.
    Cool illusuion though

  32. Anonymous says:

    A few minutes… how about a few seconds?

  33. Anonymous says:

    this illusion is awesome!i luv it!

  34. Yummeh says:

    Yay!!
    Ok thats all.

  35. i*is*awesome says:

    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?

  36. Simon says:

    Nice Very cool.

  37. t3hbl00dy says:

    It is too easy to manipulate

  38. Anonymous says:

    aha, I figgered out to do it. anyways, :woohoo first comment!!
    -a person

  39. PavelK says:

    It’s simple :) I really like spinning girl most.

    P.S. VIX, glad you’ve managed :)

  40. Anonymous says:

    mad

  41. Bas says:

    *hint*

    there are just 2 pictures, you can confirm this by looking at the bottem or at the centre.

  42. Anonymous says:

    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.

  43. Anonymous says:

    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. :)

  44. Anonymous says:

    dude that was crazy when i turned my head left and right it would move but thats just me

  45. edderiofer says:

    #16, it’s every second, not every 30 seconds…

  46. Steven P. says:

    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.

  47. Anonymous says:

    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

  48. Anonymous says:

    You just need to look at the base and then back at the wheel ~ that’s how to make it change direction….

  49. Samantha says:

    —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

  50. kabobohan says:

    simple….
    try looking right side…it turns right doesn’t it?
    now try looking at the left side…and it turns to the left… pretty cool though..

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