That's pretty much how I explained it the moment I saw it.

It was instantly clear to me that it's not in a naturally lit environment. I think there must be something to why people aren't picking that fact up. Not just the physiology of our eyes, but psychologically somehow. Some people just aren't perceiving the environment for whatever reason.

@1:24
Yellow lights:
Gold is the reflection of the black and the blue was unaffected

Except the blue was heavily washed out
and the black was reflected based on the material being sheer.

Yet there was no way of knowing what material the clothing was, or how much the dark blue was washed out without knowing how the original dress should look like.

So for those that are on team blue/black, I guess all these facts were instantly perceived?

Yes. So that means blue/black people have more keen perception?

I wonder if you could separate the two groups by IQ

Here's a more elaborate explanation... So I would say it probably has little to do with IQ.

Probably because there isn't much else in the picture, just a washed out background with a touch of red.

The background has a yellow cast or tint to it, which made me think (well my brain automatically perceive) it was taken indoors in artificial warm lighting.

Exactly. People keep saying that there is no context, but there is context. 1/6th of the picture provides plenty of context.

^ spam account?

I'm running the same monitors but with a Spyder 3 Pro ambient light sensor/ external colour calibrator. It seems like the whole thing is based on your brain's perception more-so than actual vision.

Damn both teams wearing the same colour jersey! :concentrate:
http://1.cdn.nhle.com/sharks/images/...7123_slide.jpg

Apple users need to check their eyes

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