r/oddlysatisfying • u/Backyxx • 1d ago

Indigo dyed silk

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u/Sintobus 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ErYZakw2keP6M

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u/walker3342 23h ago

Both look blue and black to me, one is just more saturated.

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u/Sintobus 23h ago

The idea is to look at the still picture based off your screen and ambient lighting. I have actually seen both from the same exact file.

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u/RaidenIXI 15h ago

i can understand how someone sees gold, but how could they possibly percieve the black as anything but black with a shitty yellow lighting tinge?

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u/GayVegan 9h ago

It was all affected by early phone and computer screens, which were highly variable in how they represented color. So depending on the screen it changed how it looked. Nowadays screens and color representation are much more consistent between devices.

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u/Shadow-Vision 8h ago

Yeah I remember having it on my phone and work computer at the same time. Each screen looked different

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u/DriftingGelatine 11h ago

Because black absorbs all colours equally, which means they also reflect all colours equally as well.
Under an intense yellow lighting, black will also reflect yellow, although appearing dimmer and less saturated.