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I saw this illusion a few years ago.  At first I suspected the animation caused the girl to alternately spin clockwise then stop and spin counterclockwise.  I tested this suspicion with my wife. We both watched at the same time.  At first I saw the girl spin the way my wife saw it.  Then the girl changed the direction of her spin for me while not for my wife.  Then she changed again.  Sometimes we saw the same thing other times we saw the opposite. This difference in our view of which direction she was spinning proved it was a real optical illusion and not a trick in the animation. Here she is: Image via Wikipedia  From Wikipedia: The Spinning Dancer is a kinetic, bistable optical illusion resembling a pirouetting female dancer. Some observers initially see the figure as spinning clockwise and some counterclockwise. Additionally, some may see the figure suddenly spin in the opposite direction. The illusion derives from an inherent ambiguity from the lack of visu

In my last post I mentioned how when looking out the window of a moving vehicle the passing trees seemed to be rotating on their own turntables.  Yesterday I payed more attention to the scenery and noticed that when looking out the right side of the car the trees seemed to rotate counterclockwise.  Looking out the left side of the car the trees seemed to rotate clockwise. Let me know how you see this effect when you travel in a moving vehicle.

I came across this photo of an historic reenactment.  Somehow it made me very excited.  I felt like a boy again playing with toy soldiers. (Click on photo to enlarge it then use the "back" button to return to my blog.) Here are the details: Centurion - (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers. [from Latin centuri, centurin-, from centuria, group of a hundred; see century.] Qualities necessary for the centurion: 1. Centurions had to be literate. 2. Have connections (letters of recommendation). 3. Be at least 30 years of age. 4. Had already served a few years in the military. The centurion in the infantry is chosen for: -his size, strength and dexterity in throwing his missile weapons and for his skill in the use of his sword and shield; in short for his expertness in all the exercises. He is to be vigilant, temperate, active and readier to execute the orders he receives than to --talk -- Strict in exercising and keeping up proper discipline amon

Sometimes I try too hard to be organized.  I enjoy making lists so much that I never get around to doing many of the items on the list. I don't really like the name "To Do" for a list. If you put a hyphen to connect the words it becomes a "To-Do" list.  A "to-do is a commotion, fuss, or quarrel."  Even though to do lists often cause commotions, fusses and quarrels it's not what they're supposed to do . A "task list" is not any better.    Here are some definitions for the word "task". 1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or chore 2. an unpleasant or difficult job or duty 3. a difficult or tedious undertaking. An agenda is even more useless and confusing.  Here are some definitions: 1. things to be done or a list of those things. 2. (functioning as singular) Also called agendum a schedule or list of items to be attended to. 3. (functioning as plural) Also called agendas agendums matters

Thei video shows some of his powers.  :

On the doomed planet Krypton, A wise scientist placed his infant son into a spacecraft and launched him to Earth. Raised by a kind farmer and his wife, the boy grew up to become our greatest protector Superman. But when astronomers discovered the distant remains of his home world, Superman disappeared.

Recently I learned of the dangers of even a baby aspirin taken once a day.  I'd like to share this with you. The reduction in heart attacks and strokes in people taking aspirin was almost counterbalanced by major bleeding in the gastrointestinal system and the brain. The researchers concluded that for individuals without previously diagnosed cardiovascular disease, “aspirin is of uncertain net value.”  Aspirin should not be recommended as an across-the-board option to help healthy people prevent heart attack and stroke. ~from Harvard Medical School newsletter Here's more from this site: Aspirin for cancer prevention- promising, but not proven