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[–] [email protected] 135 points 1 day ago (73 children)

I'm still convinced this is the biggest troll. It's clearly white and gold

[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 day ago (21 children)

I've always really liked this explanation image you can find on Wikipedia page for it. Essentially, people who see white and gold are mistaking the lighting to be cold and blue-tinted, rather than warm and yellow-tinted.

The portions inside the boxes are the exact same colors, you can easily check this with a color picker.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ah, so white and gold folks are, indeed, mistaken.

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

This has been known for almost as long as the picture has been around. Still doesn't allow me to see it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Incorrect. It is impossible to deduce the "real" color from the photo, both sets are true.

The photo is simply bistable.

You can argue that "the real dress bla bla bla", but nobody's looking at the real dress and everyone's looking at the photo.

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