It is an optical illusion because it forces the brain to make an assumption about the direction of rotation.
Either assumption breaks down when you see the images rotation switch. Not everyone sees it rotate the same way initially.
(mike woz ere7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 3 May 2011, 11:47,
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