Weddingbee boards

I think because there are no depth cues, you can't really tell if the person is facing you or facing away so depdning on which one your mind decides that it is, it makes them look like they are going clockwise or counterclockwise. If you look at still frames of the image, you can see that at any point, you could interpret that the person is both facing away from you and facing towards you. Looking at different parts of the body allows your mind to somewhat reset its perspective, if you do not make the assumption that it is looking towards you then you may see it looking away from you. Some people don’t see it because they stare at it. If you stare directly at it, your mind won't want to accept a different interpretation because it is working strongly on the assumption that it is moving in a certain direction.

i can only see it turn clockwise.  how did some of you see it counter-clockwise?  to me the raised foot is clearly sweeping right to left.

http://www.allmyfaves.com/blog/weekly-faves/are-you-artistic-or-logic-maybe-both

i found this link where several people give suggestions on how to see her turn both ways.  my mind must be super stubborn bc i just can't see her go counter-clockwise.

and now i feel a little car sick.  blah

so i came home and looked at this again and now i can see both counter clockwise and clockwise.  the trick is the sit far away at least 2 feet and start at the foot that is straight.  take notice of the direction, then look away, blink a few times and look at the straight foot again - MAGIC she turns the opposite direction.

but now my question is- is this animated gif a hoax?  i mean, was it created to turn BOTH ways?