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if you look at the upvotes long enough they start shooting backwards (i.imgur.com)

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[–]AHoddy 141 points142 points ago

Stone cold sober here and can see up votes going backwards and forwards.

Could be a similar thing going on like the spinning woman test

http://www.maniacworld.com/Spinning-Silhouette-Optical-Illusion.html

[–]wellmaybe 53 points54 points ago

When my eyes get lazy, I see the upvotes shooting downwards. When I concentrate again, they shoot upwards

[–]keepeetron 41 points42 points ago

Not the same thing. The upvotes can go either way because there's not enough frames. The spinning woman can go either way because I can't be bothered explaining it.

[–]lunartree 18 points19 points ago

She swings both ways.

[–]ThatsSciencetastic 5 points6 points ago

But only one at a time.

[–]LkCa15 6 points7 points ago

it has to do with the shading and that there are no outlines, her entire body is black

[–]TooManyCoffee 1 point2 points ago

It's about how your brain chooses to process what it's seeing, how you perceive what your seeing. http://www.curiositiesbydickens.com/wp-content/uploads/spinning-dancer.gif

TED Talk's about perception: http://www.ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_optical_illusions_show_how_we_see.html

[–]LXH 0 points1 point ago

Because a woman is just capable of spinning both clockwise and counterclockwise.

[–]dannylandulf 10 points11 points ago

I love this thing; I can always get it to switch in my head to counter-clockwise but never back to clockwise again.

[–]MorbidBullet 37 points38 points ago

If you look close enough she has nipples.

[–]WhipIash 16 points17 points ago

Extremely relevant.

[–]Quasm 2 points3 points ago

Had to go back and reopen. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

[–]MisterArathos 9 points10 points ago

If you squint your eyes and make sure you see nothing but her legs, it's very easy to make her switch direction.

[–]Laziness 3 points4 points ago

Protip: Get a pair of sunglasses and cover only one eye with one lens. She'll switch direction depending on which eye you cover.

[–]JacobCurry 1 point2 points ago

Liar.

[–]cssher 2 points3 points ago

I saw this once a while ago, and this time i saw counter-clockwise first. i think there's a trick to switching that involves focusing on a certain part of the dancer

edit: yeah, the leg. focus on the outstretched leg

[–]Nocturnhabeo 0 points1 point ago

All I can see is the slight skip as the leg passes right across center.

[–]cssher 2 points3 points ago

also if you focus on the foot that's on the ground. sometimes i've got it at a point where it goes back and forth rapidly

[–]CIRCLE_JERK_LEGEND 0 points1 point ago

She only goes clockwise for me?

[–]cssher 1 point2 points ago

stare at the bottom foot

[–]CIRCLE_JERK_LEGEND 0 points1 point ago

Didn't work =\ Tried both the foot and the reflection of the foot.

[–]cssher 0 points1 point ago

you'll get it eventually, and it will be very satisfying

[–]nhupress 8 points9 points ago

That's 45 minutes I'll never get back. Thanks.

[–]IAmNotYourBossHappy trees 2 points3 points ago

Same. I've had a cup of coffee, and that's it. I'm completely sober, and I'm really seeing it on the right side.

[–]WhipIash 3 points4 points ago

Who said you have to be high to see the effect?

[–]HalfRations 2 points3 points ago

If you practice you can control which way it goes at will. Also, I consider this one my life's biggest accomplishments, you can eventually get one leg to go one way and other leg to go the other. They kinda go through each other.. it's trippy.

[–]jesticle 1 point2 points ago

I can do it by "blurring" my eyes, hard to explain just try to make them lose focus.

[–]tehgreatist 0 points1 point ago

i only see counter clockwise

[–]WatchYourToneNeedle professional 1 point2 points ago

The shadow lady thing in is odd. How can you process what you just saw exiting left not exiting the right.

However, you've got this picture, which is the same two frames repeating. The cadence of 1-2-1-2 flows in an almost jerky enough pattern at a relatively fast speed, that it looks like a fluid direction.

If you try viewing it as an image blinking back and forth with an other, then you can start designating which direction your selected arrow is moving.

I assume our brain assumes the condition of the arrows point as our focus direction.

Goddamned. it's like cannons continually loosing at Space Invaders.

[–]befron 0 points1 point ago

There's no way that's real... The leg she is using switches when you scroll down to read the thing. I'm not buying it.

[–]Lordzombiejesus 62 points63 points ago

My reaction;

"The fuck is this? Is he high?

..because this is not working..

..maybe if i stare in one spot...

...I really dont think this is workin-OH HOLY SHIT!!"

EDIT; Highest voted comment ever for me. Very proud. Also this GIF is still weird as shit. XD

[–]persephonesleeps 9 points10 points ago

My thought exactly.

[–]ResidueHow do fish party? Seaweed.[M] 1 point2 points ago

Same here. I was like "Where the hell is the tag?" then I looked at 10 more minutes. I still can't see the tag is coming back.

[–]AyavaronSpace is deep 15 points16 points ago

It's not enough frames to make the motion completely convincing. That's what makes the upvotes go back and forth.

[–]Dat_Wolf_Pack 12 points13 points ago

How high are you?

[–]Kvraj 48 points49 points ago

No, it's "hi, how are you".

[–]dephstar 1 point2 points ago

"Are you high?!" "What?! No i'm not high... why?" "You are HIGH AS A FUCKING KITE!"

[–]sherbsnebula -1 points0 points ago

Apperently high enough to see upvotes shoot backwards.

[–]metalhead4 11 points12 points ago

I must be too because I saw it. I didn't at first but the longer I stared at one spot, your eyes trick you that it looks like they shoot up slower and then all of a sudden come raining down really fast because of how dense they are on the right. Kind of a cool little phenomenon. Similar to watching a wheel spin.

[–]ImmatureMaTt 5 points6 points ago

Look at the guns, upvotes shoot up. Look up at the top, upvotes shoot down.

[–]jmould0326 4 points5 points ago

You can't explain that.

[–]Finrayy 5 points6 points ago

Yes you can.

[–]TooManyCoffee 1 point2 points ago

There's science going on here; what is it?

[–]persephonesleeps 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, where are all our scientists here?

[–]andersonb47 0 points1 point ago

Something something frames something

[–]TooManyCoffee 0 points1 point ago

Oh hey I forgot about this. It's all about how your brain chooses to perceive information. http://www.curiositiesbydickens.com/wp-content/uploads/spinning-dancer.gif

TED Talk's about perception: http://www.ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_optical_illusions_show_how_we_see.html

[–]runaway491 1 point2 points ago

its easy if you cover up to the guns with your hand, and slowly move it up

[–]FamilyGuyGuy7 1 point2 points ago

Focusing on the sky seems to work better than the upvotes

[–]bettorworse 0 points1 point ago

I want some of whatever you are on.

[–]davidk23 0 points1 point ago

Thats a fuckin trip and a half

[–]jyohnyb 0 points1 point ago

Nice.

[–]Andrewsk1 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of this illusion.

[–]a_dagSpace is deep 0 points1 point ago

Duuuuuuuddddeeeeee

[–]groovitron 0 points1 point ago

I've been subscribed to this subreddit for several months, and this is the first post that made me actually speak aloud, "Woah."

[–]call_me_shiny 0 points1 point ago

No...no...no...OH THERE IT IS.

[–]TheAmericanSwede 1 point2 points ago

I remember that comment!

[–]Djov 1 point2 points ago

Is it me or does it look like they go backwards faster than forwards

[–]Dat_Gat_Tat 0 points1 point ago

When staring at it long enough they all just started blinking

[–]grifmasta 0 points1 point ago

It took me about 30 seconds to see it. I was getting skeptical for like .56 seconds.

[–]MendoGreen 0 points1 point ago

Damnit Reddit stop fucking with my reality.

[–]wisewiz11 1 point2 points ago

If you stare even longer you can see that they aren't going in either direction and actually just jumping back and forth between two spots.

[–]SyanticRaven 0 points1 point ago

I always find the quickest way to change perspective like this is to cross your eyes for a second or 2.

Works very well with the ballerina image that pops up every so often

[–]oldmoneey 1 point2 points ago

Why are they faster going backwards?

[–]justinisntfunny 0 points1 point ago

Holy crap! I didn't even read the headline before opening the image. I was going to comment the exact same verbage as the headline.

[–]SignedUpForTheChicks 0 points1 point ago

Lies, I see whatever I want to see.

[–]ivanman 0 points1 point ago

It happened! Backwards upvotes! does that mean... downvotes? I'm too lazy to make a philosoraptor or lame pun coon.

[–]TheMemoman 0 points1 point ago

I can change their sense at will! I'm a genius!

[–]Swift3lade 0 points1 point ago

They go down faster than up!

[–]egnaro2007 0 points1 point ago

I'm guessing 1.3 seconds isn't long enough

Edit: 10 seconds is enough

[–]revengetube 0 points1 point ago

Target the nearest starships, we must!

[–]Wildkeith 0 points1 point ago

Even more crazy, is each arrow is just moving back and forth a bit. If you keep that in mind while looking, it appears as just a bunch of hyper-excited arrows vibrating in space.

[–]r00bzorz 0 points1 point ago

some of them even speed up

[–]Ozelotten 0 points1 point ago

YOU'VE BROKEN MY EYES.

[–]groovyeyal 0 points1 point ago

Love it when it works!

[–]wheresmyhouseLiving life in peace 0 points1 point ago

It's kinda like staring at a ceiling fan until the blades start slapping into one another.

[–]Colby347 1 point2 points ago

Finally saw it. I was so afraid I wasn't going to fit in if I didn't. Fuck, that was stressful.

[–]XxDahREDDITnaytarxX 0 points1 point ago

When you exhale they shoot forward. When you inhale they shoot back down. Well, that's how I felt.

[–]tjhans 0 points1 point ago

I feel like that's a metaphor of what happens to big posts, but I never get a ton of upvotes to what do i know.

[–]brochundo 0 points1 point ago

Woah

[–]lokghi 0 points1 point ago

Back and forth, forever.

[–]MorayWheel 0 points1 point ago

So you laced dozens of upvotes in your picture to try to alter my perception on the unconscious level, eh? Very sneaky OP, but my mind is too strong for your mind-tricks!

[–]rastapasta808Rasta man 1 point2 points ago

Im pretty sure its on purpose

Its a looped gif that switches between playing forward and backwards seamlessly

If you cover everything but the bottom right corner, so that you can see about 5-10 arrows it looks a bit fishy

But idk, perhaps it is my mind playing tricks on me...or maybe someone's trying to play a trick on my mind...

[–]TotallyRandomMan 0 points1 point ago

This is exactly the case, and it surprises me that no one else in this thread caught that. Good job, man! Now if only more people see your comment, and suspend disbelief long enough to see you are correct. Unfortunately, most people will probably doubt you. Eh. Screw 'em.

[–]rastapasta808Rasta man 0 points1 point ago

Yep, let the sheeps be entertained i guess lol

But yea, this ones buried beneath a pile of delusion

[–]TotallyRandomMan 0 points1 point ago

Oh man... I just came here to edit my comment. Turns out I'm full of crap, and it is in fact a legit "illusion". After a while, I was able to switch the direction of the arrows at will just by looking at them a certain way, at any point in the loop. I did this repeatedly, proving that my initial thought (and yours) was full of crap. (I blame my friend for putting the doubt in my head in the first place. Bastard.)

Seriously, the effect is real, it's not a loop like we thought. Try making the arrows go up and down at will... I do it by "flicking" my eye upwards with the arrows, you'll tend to see them go upwards; then "flick" your eye from the top of the screen downward, and you'll tend to see them move downwards. Try it a few times and eventually you'll be able to, proving that we were wrong.

[–]rastapasta808Rasta man 0 points1 point ago

Damn it.

[–]Spackkle 0 points1 point ago

Can anyone else switch it back and forth on command?

edit: better phrasing

[–]hahaloldam 0 points1 point ago

yeah i did as well.

[–]junkieradio 0 points1 point ago

I couldn't see them going because despite staring for a good minute or two, I was going to comment that you must need to be on drugs to see this then I remembered I'm actually pretty high right now.

[–]RogerMcRogerson 0 points1 point ago

All right, you got it, the only backward upvote I can give.

[–]I_play_elin 0 points1 point ago

What goes up must come down.. It's just gravity guise _^

[–]smacbeats 0 points1 point ago

I decided to save this image to my hard drive, and low and behold, a giant blue downvote goes down to my downloads bar on Chrome.

[–]l0l_cabbageNyanyanyana 0 points1 point ago

Holy shit.

[–]MalcolmY 0 points1 point ago

I'm not even high on anything.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Is this some subliminal message for us to upvote your post? Because it's working

[–]TheShadowFactory 0 points1 point ago

WHOA!! I can control it WITH MY MIIIIND... O_o

[–]xsamx321Rasta man 1 point2 points ago

They actually do go backwords, it changes.

[–]Traciikay 0 points1 point ago

r/illusionporn!!

[–]Brodellsky 1 point2 points ago

At first I was like "no way" and then after a few seconds "oh mother of god!"

[–]Kungfucheez 2 points3 points ago

Woah............dude........

[–]chase_what_matters 1 point2 points ago

woahdude woahdude woahdude dudewoah dudewoah dudewoah

[–]TheBubbler69 -1 points0 points ago

I like watching stuff like this sober because I then see that its so crazy that i start tripping.

[–]yadunkno -1 points0 points ago

I guess I woke up still high...

[–]sev45 0 points1 point ago

I'm calling Shenanigans.

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