Crazy Mind Traps

WoodSheddin · Post by **WoodSheddin** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:41 pm

didn't work for me

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 12:41 am

Nope. My foot kept moving clockwise, no matter how I drew the 8.

smurphius · Post by **smurphius** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 12:43 am

i commend you men for being able to continue your foot in a clockwise motion. i nearly cut my foot off after trying this. i have never seen anything like it. no matter how hard or little i thought about it, my foot changed direction. it's almost like using CC fingerings (position equivalents) on my Bb bass trombone.

tubaman5150 · Post by **tubaman5150** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 1:13 am

Freaky.
For those folk that didn't get it to work, try moving your right foot clockwise and draw a counter clockwise circle with your right hand.
Should work then.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 1:23 am

tubaman5150 wrote:Freaky.
For those folk that didn't get it to work, try moving your right foot clockwise and draw a counter clockwise circle with your right hand.
Should work then.

Ah, that works. But I can still overcome it if I concentrate a bit.

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:10 pm

I can do it, but I really have to concentrate. If my mind slips at all, my foot immediately switches direction.

I was one of the weirdos that could do similar things in grade school, too.

Dylan King · Post by **Dylan King** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:57 am

No problem. What's all the fuss. It's like riding a unicycle while playing Flight of the Bumblebee.

ThomasDodd · Post by **ThomasDodd** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:09 am

Ian Easton wrote:I don't see the difficulty: this was easy for me. Now the dilemma: should I feel proud of this achievement, or is there something wrong with me?

Be proud there is something wrong with you

CrappyEuph · Post by **CrappyEuph** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:06 pm

I don't have a problem doing it either - I think it has to do with which side of the brain is dominant and to what extent.