The Illusion That Broke the Internet

Get NordVPN’s special Christmas deal— 68% off of a 2-year plan with an additional 4 months free! Click http://nordvpn.com/brew and use the coupon code Brew at checkout. Uploaded 27-12-20 Recently, Billie Eilish broke the internet by showing her pink and white shoes—only she was saying that they weren’t actually those colours. We’ve all seen #thedress and have experienced weird colour illusions - but how does it work? Why does our brain insist on seeing certain colours? Let’s get into it. Special thanks to Beau Lotto for letting us use his images on colour illusions. [Billie Eilish and Her Shoes] https://www.instagram.com/billieeilish/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb5H_bwDrwE https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a34414331/billie-eilish-nike-sneakers-the-dress-illusion-explained/ [The Dress] https://twitter.com/i/events/671740521979748352 https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2015/dec/22/thedress-internet-divided-cecilia-bleasdale-black-blue-white-gold https://bzfd.it/2KsdHcn https://www.romanoriginals.co.uk/thedress [The Vans Sneakers] https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/people-cant-shoes-grey-teal-mint-pink-white_n_59e0bcc7e4b04d1d51811f2b https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/pink-and-white-teal-and-gray-viral-vans-sneakers-color-expert-explains-why-1203348226/ https://twitter.com/i/events/918790330492833792 https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/news/a17880/vans-viral-picture-the-dress-what-colour-news/ [Colour Illusions Explained] https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)00594-1 https://www.wired.com/2015/02/science-one-agrees-color-dress/ https://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2648029 http://www.labofmisfits.com/ [Other Sources] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aAwttUhnuE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qap5aO4i9A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJBfn07gZ30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se7wOprxRGs [Brew’s intro song] Manhattan Twist by Avocado Junkie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices