What Color Is My Hoodie?
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Published 2021-04-12
Atmospheric opacity image from ESA/Hubble (F. Granato): www.eso.org/public/images/atm_opacity/ - image licensed under CC by 4.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The optical illusion is original, but based on the work of David Novick: twitter.com/novickprof/status/1139342022551191553
More on Illuminant D65: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminant_D65 - the references in this article go into the full technical detail
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All Comments (21)
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Please contain all your "color" vs "colour" comments in this thread. Good luck.
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it'll always be a red T-shirt in our hearts
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"this hoodie is fine as long as I don't film in front of a grey sky." LIVES IN ENGLAND
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Having met Tom, I can confirm that his hoodie is indeed grey, and also he's taller than you think.
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"Those aren't all the same hoodie, I have several but they're identical" Tom literally has a cartoon character wardrobe of endless rows of the exact same gray hoodie, red T-shirt and pants.
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I like the idea that Tom just has a seperate wardrobe with like 20 grey hoodies and about a hundred red shirts
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Fun fact: it also works with paper. The regular printing paper is slightly blue to appear "extra white". That's why when you're buying paper to make your own book, it's better to buy cream paper (slightly orange), or pearl paper (slightly grey) as it appears more natural for a book than bright white/slightly blue.
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2:54 I love how the text changes from "color" to "colour"
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"I'm not sure that's helpful" is paint names in a nutshell
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I think a good way to experience this, is by sitting inside a (probably children') tent, with a neon colour - such that on the inside, everything has a hue of that colour. Sit inside for half an hour or so and you'll feel how that colour is kind of missing when you step outside - as if it's greyed out - but your brain quickly re-adjusts. However, if you've additionally had the horrid experience of being really sick inside one and had to stay inside for an entire day, your brain gets really confused when you step outside. It's a really weird experience - but you become extremely self-aware of how your brain interprets colours. I'd compare it to when you've been inside a cooled car for hours, only to step out into high heat - that weird minute or two where your body re-adjusts: It's like that, but with the brain. (This experience was also my inspiration to become a web designer)
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>"My hoodie is colored... Amethyst Sky" >Refuses to elaborate >Leaves Gigachad move
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No, Tom. Don't do this to me. The internet has already ruined many things for me. Your hoodie is grey. Your shirts are red. That is how it is and will always be. You cannot convince me otherwise.
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"Hey that's a nice grey hoodie you got there." "Ah, no, you see, it's actually AMETHYST SKY."
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"If I am filming under a blank, gray sky, it can make the shot look a little dull." Tom, you live in Britain.
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fun fact: the title changes depending on where you view it from: "What Colour Is My Hoodie" if you are in UK "What Color Is My Hoodie" if you are in USA
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"Technically those aren't all the same hoodie. I've got several, but they're all identical." Tom is a cartoon character confirmed.
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Imagine telling your friends your favorite color is Amethyst Sky and they look it up and it's actually just grey.
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The color glitching to colour is very good detail.
