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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic shows two drawings of | + | This comic shows two drawings of [[Megan]] wearing the same dress, but with different background colors. The two drawings are split with a narrow vertical portion of an image from the web. |
− | The comic strip refers to a | + | The comic strip refers to a dress whose image went viral on [http://swiked.tumblr.com/post/112174461490/officialunitedstates-unclefather Tumblr] the day before the strip was posted and soon showed up also on [http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xaprc/eli5why_does_this_dress_appear_whitegold_to_some/ Reddit], [https://twitter.com/hashtag/thedress?src=hash Twitter] and [http://www.wired.com/2015/02/science-one-agrees-color-dress/ Wired], [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/business/a-simple-question-about-a-dress-and-the-world-weighs-in.html The New York Times]. |
− | Due to the dress' | + | Due to the dress' particular color scheme and the exposure of the photo, it forms an {{w|optical illusion}} causing viewers to disagree on what color the dress actually seems to be. The xkcd strip sandwiches a cropped segment of the photographed dress between two drawings which use the colors from the image against different backgrounds, leading the eye to interpret the white balance differently, demonstrating how the dress can appear different colors depending on context and the viewer's previous experiences. |
Both dresses have exactly the same colors actually: | Both dresses have exactly the same colors actually: | ||
− | *RGB 113, 94, 58 (orange) <div style="display:inline-block; height:1em; width:1em; background-color: #715E3A"></div> | + | * RGB 113, 94, 58 (orange) <div style="display:inline-block; height:1em; width:1em; background-color: #715E3A"></div> |
− | *RGB 135, 154, 189 (blue) <div style="display:inline-block; height:1em; width:1em; background-color: #879ABD"></div> | + | * RGB 135, 154, 189 (blue) <div style="display:inline-block; height:1em; width:1em; background-color: #879ABD"></div> |
− | Below is an illustration demonstrating that the "colors" of the | + | Below is an illustration demonstrating that the "colors" of the dresses are the same by connecting them with two lines with the above mentioned colors (all the way!): |
+ | :[[File:dress.png|400px]] | ||
− | [ | + | Similar types of illusions can be seen at {{w|Optical illusion#Color_and_brightness_constancies}} and at [http://www.echalk.co.uk/amusements/OpticalIllusions/colourPerception/colourPerception.html echalk.] (requires Flash®player). |
− | + | Since the color of the dress seems immediately "obvious", to any given viewer of it, they feel it is very weird that other people cannot see it that way, resulting in many arguments on-line. This is probably because people generally do not know much about these kind of optical illusions. | |
− | + | The title text refers to the {{w|Monty Hall problem}}, a brain teaser based on the ''Let's Make a Deal'' TV show. [[Randall]] states that people find the dress color issue just as baffling as if upon opening the chosen door no one can agree if the item behind the door is a car or a goat. This just shows how ridiculous this outrage people feel about the color is. This is a typical kind of prank that Randall enjoys. | |
− | + | The Monty Hall problem previously appeared in [[1282: Monty Hall]], where [[Beret Guy]] decides to take the goat. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Two images of | + | :[Two images of Megan in a dress on each side of an image of a close up of a real dress with the same colors. On the left, she is coloured blue on a dark blue background, while on the right, she is yellow against a buttercup background. Her dress is the same colour in each panel - the same as the real one in-between.] |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] |