There is no consensus on why the dress elicits such discordant perceptions.[31] The neuroscientists Bevil Conway and Jay Neitz believe they are a result of how the human brain perceives colour and chromatic adaptation.
The interesting thing for me is how badly I want one side to be wrong and one to be right. It's weird that that feeling is there and so strong... for something seemingly insignificant
The dress was black and blue, but the conditions of the photograph caused many to perceive it as white and gold, creating debate. Within a week, more than ten million tweets had mentioned the dress. The retailer of the dress, Roman Originals, reported a surge in sales and produced a one-off version in white and gold sold for charity.
Yeah, that's interesting. Like you I can usually flip these back and forth. I only know it can be seen differently because half the world reports they see it differently. Weird, eh?