Category Archives: Fun Facts And Optical Illusions

Contains fun and interesting facts about psychology as well as literal optical illusions, physiological illusions, cognitive illusions

The Spinning Dancer Illusion

the silhouette illusion

This popular illusion created by Nobuyuki Kayahara in 2003, shows the spinning silhouette of a female dancer.  If the viewer’s perception is that the foot touching the floor is the left foot, then the dancer appears to be spinning in a clockwise direction. If the foot touching the floor is perceived to be the right foot, then the dancer seems to be spinning in a counterclockwise direction. Continue reading

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