Comments on: The Ballerina http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/ Holy Shit! Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:34:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Lars http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-259 Lars Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:29:54 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-259 I'm right-brain clockwise, but I can spin her either way at will. Concentrate, blink for 2 seconds, actually move you head and eyes in the direction of spin and voila! Complete control. I’m right-brain clockwise, but I can spin her either way at will.

Concentrate, blink for 2 seconds, actually move you head and eyes in the direction of spin and voila! Complete control.

]]> By: wnnsanders http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-45 wnnsanders Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:16:41 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-45 But I must confess...she does spin both ways. you can change it at will. If you suppose that the foot remains in a plane parrallel to the floor you willsee her spinning clock-wise, but if you suspect the angle incidence thing I stated above you will see her as spinning counter-clockwise. The physics don't jibe, that's why we can shift it either way. Te other thing that bugs me is her axis is not have a viable center of gravity that would allow her to spin more than once or twice without falling. But I must confess…she does spin both ways. you can change it at will. If you suppose that the foot remains in a plane parrallel to the floor you willsee her spinning clock-wise, but if you suspect the angle incidence thing I stated above you will see her as spinning counter-clockwise. The physics don’t jibe, that’s why we can shift it either way. Te other thing that bugs me is her axis is not have a viable center of gravity that would allow her to spin more than once or twice without falling.

]]> By: wnnsanders http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-44 wnnsanders Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:01:27 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-44 When looking downward on her she is spinning counterclockwise, quite clearly indicated by the reflection. Remember-the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection (refraction). The reflection of her foot is below the picture edge when she is facing us. I too think the nipples are over-done. When looking downward on her she is spinning counterclockwise, quite clearly indicated by the reflection. Remember-the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection (refraction). The reflection of her foot is below the picture edge when she is facing us. I too think the nipples are over-done.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-41 Daniel Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:38:38 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-41 No matter how much I stare at this, her nipples always rotate clockwise. I can't see it any other way. No matter how much I stare at this, her nipples always rotate clockwise. I can’t see it any other way.

]]> By: Medvedev http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-39 Medvedev Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:22:49 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-39 Think about your first kiss. Or what you think it'll be like... Think about your first kiss. Or what you think it’ll be like…

]]> By: Blind http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-38 Blind Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:28:30 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-38 I must be looking at it wrong, I can only see it going clockwise, I have no idea how it is supposed to look otherwise... I must be looking at it wrong, I can only see it going clockwise, I have no idea how it is supposed to look otherwise…

]]> By: Slack http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-37 Slack Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:50:09 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-37 Thank you Box. Thank you Box.

]]> By: Alan Black http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-36 Alan Black Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:27:25 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-36 Tested it with friends, we saw it going different ways at the same time. Wierd brain shit Tested it with friends, we saw it going different ways at the same time.
Wierd brain shit

]]> By: Sythe http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-35 Sythe Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:17:23 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-35 It doesn't change every now and then, it simply uses an absolute reflection for each section of the body. One thing I noticed, I was listening to music when I first started it, and it seemed much more difficult to reflect. Music affected me by forcing it's reflection clockwise. It doesn’t change every now and then, it simply uses an absolute reflection for each section of the body. One thing I noticed, I was listening to music when I first started it, and it seemed much more difficult to reflect. Music affected me by forcing it’s reflection clockwise.

]]> By: I http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-34 I Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/david-wong/2007/11/21/the-ballerina/#comment-34 I don't know about that brain thing, but I do know that since it's a silhouette, no light sources indicate, for example, if the bottom foot is spinning towards the viewer or away from him at a certain point, so you can see it as either one. I don’t know about that brain thing, but I do know that since it’s a silhouette, no light sources indicate, for example, if the bottom foot is spinning towards the viewer or away from him at a certain point, so you can see it as either one.

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