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The internet went into serious meltdown over the last 12 hours, and it was all down to one innocent picture of a dress, and the question, "what colour is it?"

Everyone from Taylor Swift to Ellen DeGeneres has weighed in on the Blue and Black/White and Gold argument, and all in all it's been an EXTREMELY stressful morning.

We've questioned ourselves, we've questioned our friends, we've questioned the very FABRIC (geddit?) of our society.

Here are just a few of the feelings we've struggled through today…

1. Confusion
When we first saw the picture before consulting anyone else, we were all, "Why are you asking me this redundant question?" It's clearly blue and black.

 

2. Annoyance
WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP MENTIONING GOLD? The dress is blue and black, people.

 

3. Smugness
See, even Taylor Swift says the dress is blue and black. Back to your seats, everyone.

 

4. Anxiety
Why do precisely 90% of my friends/co-workers/family members disagree? Have I gone colourblind? Taylor Swift too?

 

5. Extreme curiosity
Cue frantic checking and re-checking of Twitter to see what everyone else is saying.

 

6. Exhaustion
Will we ever solve this issue? This pressing issue? THIS WORLDLY PROBLEM?

 

7. Self-doubt
Maybe I'm just going crazy. It's clearly white and gold. I was wrong. I'll see myself out.

 

8. Relief
Okay, I'm definitely NOT the only one who thinks it's blue. This survey says lots of people agree. That's good enough for me. *collapses on floor*

 

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If you're looking to exercise some brainpower this morning, we have a little test for you.

Tumblr user Swiked posted this picture of a dress yesterday and asked users if they could tell whether the real colours of the fabric were blue and black or white and gold. "Guys please help me – is this dress white and gold, or blue and black? Me and my friends can’t agree and we are freaking the f**k out," the user wrote.

The question soon resulted in worldwide, internet-breaking panic.

Some people are INSISTING it's blue and black, while others are certain it's white and gold.

What do you see?

Even celebrities got in on the argument, with Taylor Swift and Mindy Kaling firmly planted in the Blue/Black camp:

However Julianne Moore, Sarah Hyland, Kim Kardashian, and even Ireland's own Mairead Farrell and Anton Savage are all rooting for White and Gold:

What is happening?! 

Experts have said that the differing perception of colour is due to some people's eyes compensating for bad lighting by making the colours appear as white and gold.

One smart Tumblr user found the dress on Google, and we have to say, it looks fairly blue and black IRL!

Could this be the weirdest debate of all time?!

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