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    • U
      Usopp with a Pushpop
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      This is some trippy shit. Take a look at this cat.

      It's spinning right? But is it spinning clockwise or counter-clockwise? It took me a few minutes, but you can actually make it switch direction at will. With practice, you can make it stop rotating all together, and instead make it dance back and forth.

      I know what you're thinking. No, this is not a screamer. It actually works. Try it.

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      • Malintex_Terek
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        I trained with this one. I think it's easier for guys to deal with the cat (for obvious reasons?).

        MUV-LUV ALTERNATIVE

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          @Malintex_Terek:

          I trained with this one. I think it's easier for guys to deal with the cat (for obvious reasons?).

          Yeah, me too. You just need to focus on a certain body part. With the woman it's the foot she stands on for me.

          Why does this need an extra thread though?

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          • Redspear
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            It spins clockwise for me. I can't seem to change it.

            Originally Posted by Bobjr

            When I die I want to get shot out of a cannon. Scare the hell out of someone.

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              Focus on the front paws for the cat. Like I said, it took me a few minutes myself.

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              • Flux
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                Yeah this is like the one with the naked girl doing leg motions.

                Originally Posted by sanji499

                I wonder what was Bale's reaction when the stunt double broke the imax camera?

                Originally Posted by Silvers Rayleigh

                In the United States we don't have much manga around, specifically One Piece, and mainly the newer chapters - Jan 2011

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                • Airflow
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                  I remember this when it an ice skater. Why must everything be a cat?

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                  • trappedolphin
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                    I could do the woman one, but not this one…

                    Handsome man save me from the monsters.

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                    • Flux
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                      @Airflow:

                      I remember this when it an ice skater. Why must everything be a cat?

                      Pussy sells .

                      Originally Posted by sanji499

                      I wonder what was Bale's reaction when the stunt double broke the imax camera?

                      Originally Posted by Silvers Rayleigh

                      In the United States we don't have much manga around, specifically One Piece, and mainly the newer chapters - Jan 2011

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                        I can at least make it slow down. It's cool.

                        Unintentionally keeping everyone at a distance.

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                          Much easier with the woman for me.

                          ![](images/smilies/ipb/happy.png "Happy")

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                            http://www.perthnow.com.au/fun-games/left-brain-vs-right-brain/story-e6frg46u-1111114517613

                            At first it was counterclockwise for me, so I guess I use left brain better.

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                            • Nami
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                              … I get dizzy.

                              "Unicorns can't see into your heart. All our dumb horns can do is glow, point towards the nearest rainbow and play rave music!"

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                              • Malintex_Terek
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                                @Sea:

                                http://www.perthnow.com.au/fun-games/left-brain-vs-right-brain/story-e6frg46u-1111114517613

                                Whoever wrote that article is an arrogant maggot.

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                                • Nami
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                                  the woman just turns clockwise for me.

                                  "Unicorns can't see into your heart. All our dumb horns can do is glow, point towards the nearest rainbow and play rave music!"

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                                    How exactly does this work?

                                    I got the woman to change direction. And, according to that article, I use more of the Left Side of my brain.

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                                    • dirt monkey AL
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                                      what the FUCK

                                      I stared at the thing for a while, couldn't do anything, and when I scroll up to stare again, IT SWITCHES ON ITS OWN

                                      DON'T FREAK ME OUT LIKE THAT

                                      Originally Posted by Silence

                                      And when this manga closes out, and Luffy's arm stretches back to deliver that last punch, I wanna feel the crunch of the dream coming true.

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                                        I stared at that cat for more than 20 minutes trying to get it to change direction.

                                        The woman I got within 10 seconds.

                                        ….......stupid cat

                                        NNID: julsjacket

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                                        • Nami
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                                          @dirt:

                                          what the FUCK

                                          I stared at the thing for a while, couldn't do anything, and when I scroll up to stare again, IT SWITCHES ON ITS OWN

                                          DON'T FREAK ME OUT LIKE THAT

                                          lol, same goes for me. but only with the cat.

                                          "Unicorns can't see into your heart. All our dumb horns can do is glow, point towards the nearest rainbow and play rave music!"

                                          Visit my Etsy Shop: Heart'n'Skull or Tumblr

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                                          • dirt monkey AL
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                                            okay, never mind, I kind of figured it out

                                            yeesh, first I'm poked by a ghost, now damned lol cats move on their own

                                            Originally Posted by Silence

                                            And when this manga closes out, and Luffy's arm stretches back to deliver that last punch, I wanna feel the crunch of the dream coming true.

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                                            • trappedolphin
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                                              which part of the cat do you focus on? i tried using the front paws but then i kinda take the whole image in as well, which makes it difficult to focus.

                                              Handsome man save me from the monsters.

                                              Avatar credits to rcerione

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                                                @Malintex_Terek:

                                                Whoever wrote that article is an arrogant maggot.

                                                Why?
                                                16 characters.

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                                                  @trappedolphin:

                                                  which part of the cat do you focus on? i tried using the front paws but then i kinda take the whole image in as well, which makes it difficult to focus.

                                                  If the front paws don't work for you, try the nose.

                                                  I got the girl to switch twice, but that's all. The cat is much easier for me.

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                                                    Okay this is weird… I mean, I saw these illusions at work on Yahoo, then when I got home, my brother had saved these on the computer. I went to a friend's house yesterday and he had this as his desktop... now, this??

                                                    Will give life altering advice for a cup of frothy cappuccino

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                                                      I don't get it.

                                                      The cat is always counter-clockwise and the dancer is always clockwise.

                                                      EDIT: Wait, this is a trick, right? Dancer just switched directions while I was reading the article.

                                                      yup, pictured of the dancer had a jittery frame then changed directions again.

                                                      Cat just changed directions too.

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                                                          I was able to get the woman to switch from clockwise to counter clockwise, but the cat is too difficult… and now my head hurts.

                                                          "These Romans are crazy"

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                                                          • IrishLuigi
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                                                            Saw it, knew what to expect, changed the direction on a whim for both the cat and the dancer.

                                                            Being ambidextrous does have its benefits.

                                                            Sometimes, I actually have to make a mental effort to not make it change directions every half turn.

                                                            I would like to add that I am well shit at maths, so I disagree with the left/right brain article.

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                                                              @RuNa:

                                                              I don't get it.

                                                              The cat is always counter-clockwise and the dancer is always clockwise.

                                                              EDIT: Wait, this is a trick, right? Dancer just switched directions while I was reading the article.

                                                              yup, pictured of the dancer had a jittery frame then changed directions again.

                                                              Cat just changed directions too.

                                                              Its not a trick. You switched them subconsciously. Keep trying, and you can make it happen on purpose. Get it once and it's a lot easier to do it again.

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                                                                This is a pretty useless practice.

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                                                                  I thought the picture was a GIF that was meant to fool people..

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                                                                    @RuNa:

                                                                    EDIT: Wait, this is a trick, right? Dancer just switched directions while I was reading the article.

                                                                    yup, pictured of the dancer had a jittery frame then changed directions again.

                                                                    Cat just changed directions too.

                                                                    For me they rotate counter-clockwise, but the girl I got to switch a couple times. Not the cat though.

                                                                    It partly depends on what frame you start watching it at, near as I can tell.

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                                                                      @RobbyBevard:

                                                                      For me they rotate counter-clockwise, but the girl I got to switch a couple times. Not the cat though.

                                                                      It partly depends on what frame you start watching it at, near as I can tell.

                                                                      That too. The cat switches easiest when its back is turned and front paws disappear briefly. The girl switches best when her kicking leg disappears into her standing leg.

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                                                                      • Nia
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                                                                        Hah! I saw that stupid cat change directions once just now.
                                                                        The woman just makes me dizzy.

                                                                        Join the Hattori craze!

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                                                                        • trappedolphin
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                                                                          finally got the cat to change directions.

                                                                          so does anyone know how/why this happens? it seems to happen randomly for me, whether I'm concentrating or not.

                                                                          Handsome man save me from the monsters.

                                                                          Avatar credits to rcerione

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                                                                            I stared this for a long time fruitlessly trying to get it rotate counter-clockwise. But I just accidentally noticed that when I hide the image so that only the cat's ears are shown it actually does change direction. Then if I scroll down it still keeps doing that.

                                                                            EDIT: Now I can't get it to rotate clockwise anymore. Great…

                                                                            EDIT#2: Now I can pretty much switch it at will. I showed this to a friend this morning. That was scary, we both saw it rotating to different direction and argued who's right 😕

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                                                                              OOOHH WTF that so trippy. right when she switched directions I was like OOH WHAT and my coworkers were like "?"

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                                                                                I got the cat to switch directions (same for girl) but i can't stop the cat tho

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                                                                                  @triforcebih:

                                                                                  I got the cat to switch directions (same for girl) but i can't stop the cat tho

                                                                                  To make the cat dance instead of spin, you have to make it switch directions a bunch of times in a row before it can complete a full 360 turn. It's hard, but very possible.

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                                                                                    It only changes direction if I look away, then look back at it :S

                                                                                    Bless Japan.

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                                                                                      They change directions periodically. The illusion is that you don't notice the change, due to a few factors. Thanks to the all black coloration, the figures look the same at two points in the interval; when they face towards you and when they face away. When it switches, it goes around that interval quickly enough to fool you into believing that it had always been turning that way. The grayscale shading in the background makes it easier to lose track. That's how I see it, anyways.

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                                                                                        Nope. You can save the gif and look at the frame sequence yourself. Its your own mind playing association tricks, theres no "random switch."

                                                                                        Particularly for people that can do it quickly and at will.

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                                                                                          The gif means nothing. If you play the frame sequence backwards it goes the other way. I've had two instances of the same image open in two windows spinning two different ways.

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                                                                                            I saw a green square where the cat should have been for a moment before it changed direction, right after loading the image.

                                                                                            Join the Hattori craze!

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                                                                                              @Wagomu:

                                                                                              The gif means nothing. If you play the frame sequence backwards it goes the other way. I've had two instances of the same image open in two windows spinning two different ways.

                                                                                              I can make it switch back and forth at will. Are you saying this because you can't?

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                                                                                                @Wagomu:

                                                                                                The gif means nothing. If you play the frame sequence backwards it goes the other way. I've had two instances of the same image open in two windows spinning two different ways.

                                                                                                Did you consider that maybe, the very act of looking over to the other image, or having two of them run at once, disorients your vision enough to break the trick, and then perceive it the other way?

                                                                                                I can make the woman change direction at will now, but I can't do it with the cat. I originally stared at it for quite a while and didn't get it, then managed it.

                                                                                                A big part of it really is what frame you start paying attention on, that'll decide what direction your brain is spinning it. Its also why focusing on just one feature helps change it.

                                                                                                @Nia:

                                                                                                I saw a green square where the cat should have been for a moment before it changed direction, right after loading the image.

                                                                                                …because its a gif being dropped onto a static background?

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                                                                                                  I give up.

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                                                                                                      Whoa, that helps alot 😮

                                                                                                      Bless Japan.

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                                                                                                        … what is this wizardry?!

                                                                                                        @RobbyBevard:

                                                                                                        …because its a gif being dropped onto a static background?

                                                                                                        Bah humbug.

                                                                                                        Join the Hattori craze!

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