Lift your right foot from the floor.
Make clockwise circles with your right foot.
Now write the number 6 in the air.
Your foot changes direction!
Why does it do that?
2006-10-22 09:19:32 · 22 answers · asked by Barks-at-Parrots 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
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2006-10-22 09:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by voluptuous 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok i see where you are coming from, but i write a number 6 by doing the circle part of the number first, so im starting off with my hand going clockwise and make a 6 that way, so sorry it didn't work for me:(
whereas if you start writing a number 6 from the top, circling around, your foot changes direction, i have just had everyone in the house doing this, lol
2006-10-22 16:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by zeldieuk2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you the proof that there is a God? No matter how hard I focus I can't stop this from happening! I am very strong willed, and have astonishing mental discipline, but the foot just follows the hand! You must be controlling my mind, there is no other explanation!
I am actually a bit scared now, because my brain obviously doesn't have control over my body!
2006-10-22 19:37:56 · answer #3 · answered by alfie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with your brain. You're trying to make one go left (foot) while making the 6 is moving right. Left side of the brain controls your right side, but you're not moving both in the same direction and that throws the brain off.
2006-10-22 16:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by Margaret 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it doesn't.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you ever worked on a lathe you would master all these strange little things in life like not being able to do 2 things in different directions at the same time. Makes the mind boggle doesn't it old bean.? Hey why does buttered bread always land buttered side down and gets covered in dog hairs?
2006-10-22 18:24:22 · answer #5 · answered by dobbinesque 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, but if I make clockwise circles with my left foot it doesn't!
2006-10-22 16:23:36 · answer #6 · answered by Tertia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are using mind control to take power of my foot.
2006-10-22 16:22:43 · answer #7 · answered by uk_lad_2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It didn't do that with me! It's all about concentration. It's like rubbing your belly with circles and patting your head.
2006-10-22 16:28:36 · answer #8 · answered by alison g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS IS WEIRD! My husband tried it, too, and he can do without his foot changing direction, - I can't, though......
This is fun!!!
2006-10-22 16:31:47 · answer #9 · answered by Malene P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that there is a very small % of the population that can do this; however, they have a bigger/wider corpus callosum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_callosum
2006-10-22 16:24:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How strange.......I've just tried it, and you're right. Haven't got a clue why. I guess it's the same reason as patting your head and rubbing your tummy....it's beyond me!
2006-10-22 16:30:41 · answer #11 · answered by Julie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋