It holds true for me as well, but the simple way to counteract it is not to start at the top of the "6", but at the centre of the spiral and work outwards - that way, your foot and hand are both going clockwise, causing no problems.

Chris

yep......same here.....I don't like the fact I can't control my body...

Well that was total bullshit. I didn't have to try it 50 times - I gave up after 17.

I can outsmart my foot. it took me 2 tries.

I can do it if I do it Crisis way.....but it still doesn't help the fact that I cant the other way......

i can outsmart my foot, but then again, i have been told im am weird anyways..its just a matter of self control

I have no problem

(it's the same as having your hands revolve in opposite directions, I never have a problem with that either, though it often takes concentration to get started)

Y'know, it's hard enough to do the circle with your foot even without moving your hand. I'd say I had the same semblance of a clockwise circle both with and without my hand drawing 6's at the same time. Which isn't saying much.

--Quentin

With my right foot/right hand I did it successfully the first time, starting at the "top" of the '6', no problemo. With a little more difficulty I can even do counterclockwise and a *backwards* six with my right foot.

But I can't do it either way with my left foot/left hand.

I was born a leftie but my parents forced me to use my right hand to write; now I'm mostly right-handed but also sort of semi-ambidextrous. Maybe that's a factor?

It's also a good workout for the inner thighs!

--intjudo

It's a bit like the old "pat your head while rubbing the stomach" trick. Takes a bit of concentration to get it going correctly. But not impossible.

I'm having a hard time believing everyone who says they can outsmart their foot. Because I'm totally unable to make the 6 without my foot jerking in the opposite direction.

Well I can pat my head and rub my tummy at the same time but I definitely can't outsmart my foot.

The weird thing is, the trick doesn't work with my left foot. Bizarre.

I'm not getting this. I didn't have any trouble the first time even though I definitely started at the top of the 6 and my right foot going clockwise. I wasn't even concentrating that much. However, I can do it again and again with no problem.

Maybe i just have a messed up brain. Either that or all of you are crazy.

I can outsmart my foot, too. But I was also born a leftie. My dad is a leftie and didn't know that they were making me write with my right hand at school. So now I am also a rightie and semi-ambidextrous. It's a weird thing to live this way...I'm right brained, too, which also means I am quite a weirdo.
lalalala

I'm only a weirdo because of being right handed and right brained...that's what I meant. Figure I better put that before I get flamed.

After a few intermediate steps, I did it. Here's how:

First, I made a clockwise RECTANGLE with my right foot. It's 4 separate movements.

Then I made a rectangular-style "6" with my right hand.

Then I did both at the same time, synchronizing the movements.

After a couple of times, I found I was able to turn the rectangle with my right foot into a circle, and then turn the rectangular 6 into a rounded 6. Voila.

I'm a leftie, and the trick doesn't work with me. Tried right hand/foot, then tried left hand/foot. Didn't try to reverse them, not going to.

:-S oo.. i must be doing it wrong, i got it on the first try

What a load. I did it the first time. You just have to be able to move one limb clockwise while the other goes counterclockwise. 😛

I first heard about this about three or four years ago. I had no problem doing it then, and I have no problem doing it now. The same goes for that "rubbing your belly and patting your head" thing Smerk mentioned. I suppose the really interesting thing would be to figure out why some people have trouble and some people don't. It doesn't seem to be just a matter of being right- or left-handed.

I noticed my foot trying to counteract clockwisivity (hey, got to coin a word today!) as I drew the six, but it was itself easily thwarted. But then again, I am very dextrous.

I can outsmart it pretty easily, but then again I'm a heavy metal drummer so I'm pretty well trained at separating my limbs' movements.

Wow the moment I tried it and then noticed that my foot had changed directions, I had to laugh out loud. Stupid foot!

I also am a leftie, and was able to outsmart my foot on 2nd try by really focusing. Or better put, make my consciousness shift attention back and forth, overseeing what my hand is doing, and then to my foot, and then to my hand, kind of like the 'rectangle' idea mentioned by elguapo.

This stuff is probably more mind-expanding than drugs! Fear the master of the rotating foot trick!

:lol:

I like Bah had no trouble doing this without the effect occuring. Then again, I can do the pat your head and rub your stomach one pretty easily too, and switch rapidly.

It's probably exploiting the trend for a lot of people to favour one side of their brain than the other, and so they have trouble differentiating the movement paths involved in hand and leg motion.

Bull shit. I sjckdivvck all day and this is so easy.

I'm glad some people can do it. I'm having a real hard time with it, and I can rub my belly and pat my head at the same time. At least it's apparently possible... it's kind of irritating to think you can't do it.

Err...I started my foot going for a good minute before making the six. I did have a little blip-pause when I started to make the six, but I did keep going clockwise with my foot. When I tried it again, and I had just been moving my foot for a few seconds before doing the 6...My foot did change directions.

Wrong!
It is easy for me to do.
By the way I play drums, so it is not difficult for me to move arms and legs independently.

It's not a problem with me, I got it on my first try and continued to be able to do it. None of my co-workers can do it though.

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