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#TheDress that launched a thousand MEMES

Alixandra Caole Vila - The Philippine Star

February 27, 2015 | 5:23pm

MANILA, Philippines - If you haven't opened your social media accounts for the last few hours, you probably could not relate to this.

But just to give you a quick rundown, this is about the dress that caught fire over the Internet because people cannot decide whether it is blue and black or gold and white that they are seeing.

Just so you could sleep well later, some websites and experts have attempted to explain why this color madness is happening.

Adobe says:

For those seeing #WhiteandGold in #TheDress (http://t.co/pNG9tXu5pU), @HopeTaylorPhoto ends the debate. pic.twitter.com/W7TwQJy13m
— Adobe (@Adobe) February 27, 2015

Verge says:

Science explains that our eyes have more difficulty seeing blue light than warmer colors, and that low light situations can make us see things in different shades

Buzzfeed says:

Your eyes, trying to compensate for poor lighting, are playing tricks on you.

TIME says:

The actual physiology of your eye might come into play with how you perceive the dress.

But, this is the EASIEST explanation we could give you.

Why you're confused about #TheDress: The brain uses familiar objects to determine color space and that photo has none pic.twitter.com/UBdk166zTK
— Tyler Kupferer (@TylerKupferer) February 27, 2015

But of course, in lieu with this, Netizens did not waste time and jumped onto the meme scene:

YESSSSS RT @gabbyzapata: Well guess what. I don't care. It will always be #teamgoldandwhite for me. #thedress pic.twitter.com/duXUvuEIYq
— Jessica the Desolate (@my2k) February 27, 2015

The only color-changing dress that really matters. #itsdefinitelyblue #thedress pic.twitter.com/UdUYjo3GWw
— Bailey Robert (@baileyjrobert) February 27, 2015

Just made a new tee out of my mum's dress #TheDress pic.twitter.com/aqn0sEEqh4
— Wolf Henson (@WOLFHENSON) February 27, 2015

raise your hand if you have ever felt personally victimized by #TheDress pic.twitter.com/kesB3JbBLC
— Common White Girl (@GirlsSoBasic) February 27, 2015

After careful review . . . #TheDress pic.twitter.com/D4eAXSIfyz
— MLB Memes (@MLBMeme) February 27, 2015

Tonight's big question, made more accessible to wrestling fans. Which @RicFlairNatrBoy look do you prefer? #TheDress pic.twitter.com/O6kADAhv4F
— John Squires (@FreddyInSpace) February 27, 2015

The Lion King did it first. #TheDress pic.twitter.com/40CpZ8Ij9U
— Chris Keegan (@ChrisKeegan) February 27, 2015

Basically what is happening in the social media world. #TheDress pic.twitter.com/Xar4NsrUlZ
— University Primetime (@UPrimetime) February 27, 2015

This is what I see. Lol. #TheDress pic.twitter.com/4PyG6aDCyW
— Kat De Castro (@KatDeCastro) February 27, 2015

My reaction to #TheDress. pic.twitter.com/aAZzl2W6fP
— PIZZA PRINCESS (@VeeLovesMusic) February 27, 2015

just add #TheDress to the pile of nonsense pic.twitter.com/nVbK4ARYac
— Liz Lanteri™ (@lizlanteri) February 27, 2015

Truth. http://t.co/xSyWVUgC0w #TheDress pic.twitter.com/w1l6UVD0hv
— Mashable (@mashable) February 27, 2015

#thedress is changing everything pic.twitter.com/WNYqjL1lmy
— kotaaa wintt t t t t (@dakotawint) February 27, 2015

#TheDress is obviously a mutt created by the Capitol to drive all of us tributes crazy! #RealorNotReal pic.twitter.com/GplFhoKzzj
— Lazy Student (@lazycollegeduff) February 27, 2015