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You can't use a color picker see color fringing due to subpixel rendering. (There's tons of info about this for font rendering). Your display doesn't map pixels 1-to-1 in most cases. But like I said in my edit, I'm fairly sure that part is irrelevant here.
The blue/gold dress was not related to screenshotting and compression. People were arguing about the color even when looking at the exact same image. It all depends on which color temperature the dress was lit with. Noone can know for sure, and your brain just picks one (maybe depending on the room you're in).
It's the same sort of deal as those rotating optical illusions. It's possible to see it both ways, but your brain usually picks one and it's hard to switch.
Screenshotting, compression, people screwing with people, different monitors, different phones, etc. all contributed to the confusion ultimately. It's not accurate to say we were all looking at the same image with the dress. But yet those visual/mental phenomenons are also real.
I wasn't saying everyone was looking at the same image. I'm saying the optical illusion still works when using a single image.
Sure but I never disputed that. I’m saying this effects are real and there was some confusion due to the above.
You disputed that right here:
Why would you bring this up if not because of my comment?
I’m saying I didn’t dispute the optical illusions/visual fuckery occurring. That’s not incompatible with the other contributing factors I listed. Does that make sense?