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[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 133 points 1 week ago (71 children)

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

[–] Nelots@lemmy.zip 69 points 1 week 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.

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

[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Very interesting. I wonder how big the effect of culture is on how people perceive this situation

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