Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Right Brain vs. Left Brain or: apparently I'm a genius because I'm both brain

Which direction do you see the dancer turning? Clockwise or counter-clockwise?



Clockwise, then you use more of the Right Side of the brain.
Counter clockwise, then you use more of the Left Side of the brain.
Trying to figure out what all this mean? Mindless.

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS:
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS:
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I said she was turing north!
Ha! Just kiddin', clockwise.
I'd like to see the same thing done with the image of a breakdancer spinning on his head!

Simone said...

I dunno but her boobs aren't real.

It's obviously counter clockwise.

Scott said...

i am very right brained - i can't see it any other way.

LeeAnn said...
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LeeAnn said...

i saw counter clockwise and couldn't see it any other way, but then henry said to look at her foot near the "ground" and so i stared at it for a while and then *BAM*, she started turning clockwise. eventually she switched back to counter-clockwise, and then it was like my brain was getting ALL confused..."clockwise, counter-clockwise, oh no she switched again, i feel like i'm going crazy!" haha. but either way i agree with simone, those are some really bizarre boobs.

Beatnik said...

yeah I could only see it as counter, but then I stared at the feet and suddenly it was clockwise. weird, because at first I didn't see how it could appear any other way. that must have been my left brain conclusion, but I held out, and the right asserted its self!

Anonymous said...

Dunno about Right or Left Brained. How 'bout hare-brained ?

No matter how long I stare, I can't see how she's spinning CCW. Loks like an impossibility. I can only see her spinning CW. Based on that I should be right brained. I'm NOT ! I'm mostly left-brained with just a few right brain features. Go figure...

However, I was born a lefty, converted by parents and school to right-handedness and as a result, am ambidextrous. I do notice that I throw more accurately with my left arm, count money like a lefty and drive just as well left footed... which occasionally makes my car passengers nervous. (taught myself so I could still drive even if my right leg/foot were in a cast. Another advantage of bench style front seats).

BTW, the dancer is "topless" and had "an enhancement". She is wearing a bottom, it's outline is just under the butt. This is the conclusion of my office vote after staring at it for an entire lunch hour... :-)