Mind over matter? And a sizzling 'in N out in 5 minutes' quickie!

So, did you try to get the spinning woman to go clockwise as well as anti-clockwise at will (yesterday's brain teaser)?...

If you then smugly thought you were in the "brainy" league -- able to use both left- and right-brain at will -- sorry, it's all just an optical illusion trick. All you need is focused practice (not IQ)...

http://www.maniacworld.com/Spinning-Silhouette-Optical-Illusion.html

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Here's proof that your brain's not in your head but at your fingertips!

Now get ready for this "left brain-right brain" challenge...

First, sit down comfortably on a suitable chair, ie a desk chair or a kopitiam chair. Lift your right foot off the floor and draw clockwise circles with it. Get into a rhythm (but don't tire your foot!).

Now, using your right hand, draw the numeral "6" in the air.

What happened? For most of us, something weird happened, right?

But some people claimed they could continue circling their foot in the original clockwise pattern. I could not but won't dispute such a claim. Again, I think it simply shows an ability to stay focused.

I guess you can also try other matrices around your left/righ foor and left/right hand. Have fun!

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The classic left/right brain joke

There's this really great joke. Just fill in the blank with, say, your favourite politician. So, for Americans, if you are Democrat...

Mitt Romney goes to see the doctor to get the results of his brain scan. The doctor says: "Mr Romney, I have some bad news for you. First, we have discovered that your brain has two sides: the left side and the right side."

Romney interrupts, "Well, that's normal, isn't it? I thought everybody had two sides to their brain?"

The doctor replies, "That's true. But your brain is very unusual because on the left side there isn't anything right, while on the right side there isn't anything left."

And if you are Republican...

Barack Obama goes to see the doctor to get the results of his brain scan. The doctor says: "Mr. President, I have some bad news for you. First, we have discovered that your brain has two sides: the left side and the right side."

Obama interrupts, "Well, that's normal, isn't it? I thought everybody had two sides to their brain?"

The doctor replies, "That's true, Mr. President. But your brain is very unusual because on the left side there isn't anything right, while on the right side there isn't anything left."

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A funny thing happened at the In-N-Out Burger promo

If you have a burger brand called In-N-Out, expect some foodie journalists to have fun writing up their copy...

In-N-Out in 5 minutes

by Wei Wen Sng and Priyanka Chand Agarwal
inSing.com - 24 July 2012

What an anti-climax! We got all worked up, stood in queue, and didn’t even get a t-shirt for our efforts.

If we -- as women -- knew what premature ejaculation felt like, it would probably feel a little like how we felt at 11.05am today (24 July).

Yes, we were one of the many who joined the snaking queue along Boat Quay in hopes of sinking our chops into a juicy In-N-Out Burger at its one day pop-up store at Golden Grill.

Sadly, the Californian cult burger chain's rumoured 300 patties were sold out in five minutes.

But boy was it a loaded five minutes, filled with anticipation as the smell of fast food and excitement wafted through the air, and the queue that snaked behind the restaurant, down an alley off Circular Road, stretching a good distance down the Singapore River.

Like an ardent lover in waiting, the long line did not waver, even under the hot noon sun.

It was a mixed crowd, made up of students, families and office workers, many of them expats. Many had already given In-N-Out Burger a whirl in Los Angeles and were keen for another round. Others having heard rave reviews from their friends, wanted to give it a try.

Good old Facebook and its knack for making the popular viral was cited as the main reason for many – too many in this case – learning about this one-day event.

With more than 500 people lining up to purchase the much sought-after burgers, we knew our chances were limp. And it didn’t even matter if we had exact change – for possible future reference these are the prices: a Double Double ($6), Cheeseburger ($5), Hamburger ($4), potato chips ($1) and drinks ($1) – we weren’t one of the lucky few handed a special wristband to enter the burger paradise of In-N-Out.

Only a very few lucky ones who had been queuing since the early morning were able to lay their hands on those juicy buns, but would one have been enough to appease the satisfaction? Today it was either that or nothing.

While In-N-Out Burger was rumoured to bring in 300 patties, when asked for a confirmation, the management declined to comment.

At 11.05am, many hungry, disgruntled, sweaty individuals saw their hopes dashed when they were turned away by a surly store manager. As a last ditched effort, a reluctant few made do with In-N-Out Burger T-shirts ($5).

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To the disappointed ones, maybe just listen to The Beatles' Hey Jude, hor...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDdI7GhZSQA