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[–] mehdi_benadel@lemmy.balamb.fr 64 points 2 days ago (19 children)

For your information : the dress is really blue and black, according to the store and manufacturer. The vast majority of people see it as white and gold, but I personally think most people are not used to decrypting overexposed pictures, hence their inability to perceive the right colors.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

not used to decrypting overexposed pictures

I used to see it black and blue, now I see it white and gold.

+ I do photography and often have to work with overexposed pictures

Edit: just looked at it again now its black and blue. Wtf brain

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

overexposure is not the issue but improper white balance, the camera was probably set for ~6800K but the lighting in the room was ~2700K

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it was obviously blue and yellow.

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[–] goofystench@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

whats next? are you gonna post who remembers yanny/laurel? bitch be fr

[–] wizblizz@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I swear it was blue and black this morning, but now it's white and gold!

[–] BendingHawk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Opposite happened to me, white and gold this morning but black and blue now 🤯

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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, I do remember ten years ago.

[–] SupremeDonut@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This concludes your long term memory exam. Please see the lady at the front desk to schedule your short term exam.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where was the lady supposed to be again?

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[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Just asked my kids (Not around for the first time). One says blue and black/gray and the other said purple and green/gray. I've never known anyone who actually saw it as white and gold. Only heard that people do.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Here's a pretty good Slate article on this dress, and how important this image became:

https://slate.com/technology/2017/04/heres-why-people-saw-the-dress-differently.html

When I look at the image attached to this post, I can't see anything but white and gold, as I always have. This, in spite of now knowing it's black and blue.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 42 points 2 days ago (10 children)
[–] Maestro@fedia.io 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I like Brainstorm vs Green Needle even better. The're not even the same amount of syllables! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1okD66RmktA

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[–] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I've only ever seen it as blue and black. I can't force it the other way like I could with Laurel and Yani. Y'all seeing white and gold astound me.

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[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (6 children)

It's pale blue and gold, right?

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[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I still don’t see either. It looks blue and gold to me

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[–] Matombo@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

thanks for making me feel old ...

[–] groolthedemon@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

I never really understood the debate. In reality, if you were standing in front of the dress it is black and blue. Now, if you take a digital photo of the dress and post it on the internet as a terribly compressed jpg, with weird white balancing, and brightness/contrast turned up and down it is gold and white. The debate isn't really about the reality of the color of the dress but the reality of a badly edited photo.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (4 children)

It’s more about the colors around it. This image from Wikipedia does a really good job illustrating the effect.

Context is extremely important in identifying color. As Technology Connections tells us, for example, “brown is just orange with context.”

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[–] rpl6475@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

It’s black and gold. Duh….

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 days ago (28 children)

Never understood this one, or believed anyone who said they saw black/blue. You can zoom in and colour pick, the colours are measurable and objectively gold and blue-white.

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