Stonehead Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 Try this mind hack. Do it now! While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot slightly off the floor and make clockwise circles with your foot. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction..... counter clockwise... You can't help it! -- source Quote
max Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 From a technical standpoint this is explained by conservation of angular momentum, or for you meterioogogists out there, conservation of vorticity Quote
Dru Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 Heh - it took me 2 minutes to figure out how to beat it: Spin your hand in a clockwise direction while moving your ARM through the "6" pattern, so your spinning hand draws out a 6 made of tight clockwise spirals. see attached picture Quote
Stonehead Posted February 11, 2004 Author Posted February 11, 2004 Uh, huh. Just change the rules. Quote
Dru Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 my hand makes a 6 in the air. that's the goal. my foot does not change direction. i win. Quote
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