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Player2 said:

It doesn't work that way because the brain makes corrections based on the colors surrounding an object.

Oh, it's the whole trick of the eye thing. I get it now, no wonder people are seeing gold when it's obviously not gold even if it was a yellowy colour. Not white either, surely people wouldn't see White white, but like a blue white, as the shade of the dress alone isn't lighter than it's surrounding.

Same effect as this right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checker_shadow_illusion



Hmm, pie.