Some people see a blue and black dress washed out in bright light Some swore the dress was white and gold, while others insisted it was blue and black Some people see one interpretation and then switch to the other.
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The dress was black and blue, but the conditions of the photograph caused many to perceive it as white and gold, creating debate
Within a week, more than ten million tweets had mentioned the dress.
Blue and black or white and gold There's never been a viral fluff piece quite like it since, and with 'the dress' now officially ten years old, it's not only one of the best optical illusions ever, but a reminder of a simpler time online. The video creator explains how the colours around the dress can affect how it’s perceived, with the photo being “overlayed in a warm bright light” responsible for the optical illusion. In one of the first experiments with the dress, bosco tjan of the university of southern california and his colleagues asked students to match the blues and golds in the photograph above to.
This is not a debate about people seeing different shades of gray Blue and gold are categorically different colors, not even in the same neighborhood on the color wheel In the usa today newsroom just this week, it certainly did But the dress was more than just a viral phenomenon − it was a boon to science.
Why do we perceive the dress differently
Science (both neuroscience and psychology) solved the dress illusion It's just a matter of discounting illumination and color contrast.
