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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 27 Feb 2015

    Devil with the blue dress: My explanation of #thedress for my psych students:https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmc3zq4czkzpmt6/Devil%20with%20the%20Blue%20Dress%20On%20explanation.pdf?dl=0 …

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      2. Matthew Herper‏Verified account @matthewherper 27 Feb 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        Not a shock, but @sapinker's explanation of WTF happened with #thedress is the best I've read. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmc3zq4czkzpmt6/Devil%20with%20the%20Blue%20Dress%20On%20explanation.pdf?dl=0 … …

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      2. David Galiel‏ @davidgaliel 27 Feb 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Prob w analysis is that the photo's actual pixels on the screen *are* objective colors: blue-tinted white & gold-brown.

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      3. Adrian Lopez‏ @PaladinZilch 27 Feb 2015
        Replying to @davidgaliel

        @davidgaliel @sapinker Exactly. The picture represents a blue and black dress, but the colors in the image are bluish white & golden brown.

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      4. Adrian Lopez‏ @PaladinZilch 27 Feb 2015
        Replying to @PaladinZilch

        @davidgaliel @sapinker Some people are apparently able to mentally undo the lighting in the image and "see" the original colors.

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      5. David Galiel‏ @davidgaliel 27 Feb 2015
        Replying to @PaladinZilch

        @paladinzilch I wonder how much of this is expectation-driven - are people prompted to expect an issue, or just shown the photo? @sapinker

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      6. Adrian Lopez‏ @PaladinZilch 27 Feb 2015
        Replying to @davidgaliel

        @davidgaliel @sapinker I tested it on a friend who hadn't heard of the meme. He saw black and blue where I saw gold and bluish white.

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      1. Michael Helfield‏ @MichaelHelfield 27 Feb 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker It is white and gold.

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      1. RobBate‏ @robsbirder 28 Feb 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker xkcd has a great graphic addressing an aspect of this phenomenon http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/dress_color.png …

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      1. Ian Kremer‏ @LEAD_Coalition 27 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker @matthewherper Is it possible anything is more important than #TheDress? Here's 1: #Alzheimers/#dementia.pic.twitter.com/sR1dMHCFxY

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      1. Oana Paun‏ @__oana 27 Feb 2015
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        My brain is broken. Booo. “@sapinker: Devil with the blue dress: My explanation of #thedress for my psych students: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmc3zq4czkzpmt6/Devil%20with%20the%20Blue%20Dress%20On%20explanation.pdf?dl=0 …”

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      2. Saturday's Child‏ @CassInTheAttic 27 Feb 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @LaurieFleming - honestly, I see light blue and a horrible khaki colour.

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      1. Tom Clarke‏ @tomeclarke May 16
        Replying to @sapinker @salonium

        What about a Yanni/Laurel explaination?

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      1. Makoto Mizuno 水野誠‏ @makmiz 3 Mar 2015
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        真打ち登場! RT @sapinker Devil with the blue dress: My explanation of #thedress for my psych students:https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmc3zq4czkzpmt6/Devil%20with%20the%20Blue%20Dress%20On%20explanation.pdf?dl=0 …

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      1. Steve Akins‏ @SteveAkinsSEO 28 Feb 2015
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        .@sapinker: Devil with the blue dress: My explanation of #thedress for my psych students:https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmc3zq4czkzpmt6/Devil%20with%20the%20Blue%20Dress%20On%20explanation.pdf?dl=0 …

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      1. Tom Catalini‏ @tomcatalini 27 Feb 2015
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        RT @sapinker: Devil with the blue dress: My explanation of #thedress for my psych students:https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmc3zq4czkzpmt6/Devil%20with%20the%20Blue%20Dress%20On%20explanation.pdf?dl=0 …

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      1. Antti Hänninen‏ @AjHanninen 27 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker FINALLY someone mentions the cameras role in this! But can we criticize the photography after all this? What an image :) #TheDress

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      1. DLG‏ @DLGakaBD 27 Feb 2015
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        Y'all should read this> @sapinker: Devil with the blue dress: My explanation of #thedress for my psych students:https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmc3zq4czkzpmt6/Devil%20with%20the%20Blue%20Dress%20On%20explanation.pdf?dl=0 …

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      1. Sara‏ @SvRooy 27 Feb 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker I wonder if there are regional trends with how these colors are perceived because of adaptation to local light levels/quality

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