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Ten years ago, the simple dress of the clothes caused the largest visual struggle of the Internet. Is it blue, black or white and golden? Back to the planet viral phenomenon.
His name is the muscle of Caitlin and does not imagine creating chaos. On February 26, 2015, these Scots were published in Tumblr, a photo of the clothes I saw in the store. That day he asked his subscribers. “Boys help me.” This dress is white and gold or blue and black. My friends and I disagree, and we are completely panic. ” Less than 24 hours becomes viral. On the one hand, those who see those who love those who love those who love those who love, those who love, those who swear are white and golden.
Remember, at the time, friends or colleagues who argue in front of the screen. While families are shaking around the Sunday fried chicken. And even celebrities are involved. Taylor Swift assures us to see his blue and black, and Kanye West camps, white and gold. BzeatHe confiscated the debate and launched a study. Result. Among the 25 million answers, 72% of Internet users see white and gold, and 28% swear that it is blue and black.
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At the same time, hashtag #thedress blasts. More than 10 million tweets in a few days. “This is one of the examples of the differences I have ever seen for the perception of the most exciting colors,” said Jay Nej. Immorality A number “I think I’m going to spend the rest of my life.”
But then, what color was this famous dress?
Revelation. The clothes were really blue and black. It was the original Roman brand, the British brand, which was markets that determined the debate. But then why did so many people have seen differently? The answer is hidden in our brain. In Le Figaro:Kenneth Kenneth Kenneth in Inserterm’s Neurology Department helped the version of the Illumination Comment, which he calls “Chromatic Contemplary Mechanism”.
In other words, the brain interpret the amount of light next to the eyes to separate the color of the object from the ambiguous information of the enlightenment, which can lead to fluctuations in perceptions between individuals. “A small, like the optical illusion of Adelson’s Swedish, where two squares of the same color are perceived due to lighting,” he explained. “In this photo, some people make a decision that there is a lot of light reflected on blue and black clothes, and others on white and golden clothes. This is an unconscious mechanism based on our initial intuitive knowledge.
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Even more disturbing. Some people saw the color of a dress change during the day. First white and golden in the morning, then the evening blue and black, or vice versa. A mystery that even scientists struggle to explain completely. In fact, this variation will depend on many factors. Eye Fatigue, Environmental Lighting, Screen Vision Angle, but also the sex of the observer and even age and even sex. The photos of our retina are more or less sensitive according to individuals, they transmit information that our shell interprets differently. Ten years later, # thedress remains in any case, which is carved into the internet collective memory. And you, what color do you see this dress?
Source: Le Figaro
