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February 04, 2004

This is almost kinda creepy

Making Light blog:

While sitting in your chair, lift your right foot slightly off the ground and move it in clockwise circles. Now draw the numeral “6” in the air with your right hand. Your foot will involuntarily reverse direction.

[Thanks Boing Boing]

Posted by jghiii at February 4, 2004 02:03 PM
Comments
Posted by: beth on February 4, 2004 03:16 PM

Is this ALL you have to do all day...you have too much time on your hands.

Posted by: Jack Hodgson on February 4, 2004 03:43 PM

Beth: Is that a complaint? My life is all about entertaining you.

Posted by: sherman on February 4, 2004 03:52 PM

Oh, real tough job. Simple things do amuse simple minds, ya know.

Posted by: dah on February 4, 2004 03:53 PM

I have spent the past ten minutes trying to keep my foot turning clockwise....Damn I can't do it, it keeps reversing no mater how hard I concentrate to keep it clockwise....

Posted by: Jack Hodgson on February 4, 2004 04:11 PM

See! Dave's entertained.

Posted by: george on February 4, 2004 05:07 PM

This drove me crazy, I always thought I had complete control over what my feet would do, except when walking on ICE. They seemed to have a mind of there own while doing this.

Posted by: beth on February 4, 2004 05:33 PM

Hey Sherm...see if I stick up for you again. JK

Posted by: Jo Ann on February 4, 2004 08:45 PM

Wow! This is trippy, but I figured out the solution... you draw a 9 with your hand rather than a 6 and then your foot won't go the wrong way!!! :-)

George: Why would you ever "walk on ice"?? I just put it in my gin & tonic and I'm all set.

- Jo Ann
California Girl

Posted by: Social Welfare Undergrads on February 5, 2004 01:25 PM

So I sent the foot/hand thing out to my undergrads, and here's a response I got:

dang sherman that leg twisty six thing is trippy yo. fo real. trippy...


For those of you who can't speak college -- that means it was fun.

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