--- description: The Internet is in a state of unrest after Instagram user Hunter Culverhouse posted a photo of that seems to show shiny legs. title: The Internet Is Losing It Over This Photo of Shiny Legs image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f6d6158af480bd2/6988abbbbc6cfc29873df165/shiny-legs-white-paint-illusion.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Photo of Someone's Shiny Legs Is Dividing the Internet ## Video: REAL TIME: The Dress That Broke The Internet [Watch (HLS stream): REAL TIME: The Dress That Broke The Internet](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pHrrVTQq.m3u8) (0:43)  _Published 2015-02-27. Musician Caitlin McNeill posted a a picture of dress to Tumblr and asked what color it was. The internet weighed in._  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 26, 2016 7:08 PM CUT  (Credit: Hunter Culverhouse / Instagram)  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 26, 2016 7:08 PM CUT Remember [the dress debacle of 2015](http://time.com/4238688/the-dress-1-year-anniversary-white-gold-blue-black/ "undefined"), when the Internet was drastically divided on whether or not a dress was [black and blue or white and gold](http://time.com/3725450/dress-taylor-swift-black-blue-white-gold-celebrities/ "undefined")? The debate was later [resolved with an explanation of color constancy](http://time.com/3725528/dress-explainer-white-gold-blue-black-science/ "undefined"), but in the end, it remained a hot meme and point of dissent for many. Now, it looks like there’s a new optical illusion that’s stirring up conversation on the Internet. Instagram user Hunter Culverhouse posted a photo of legs covered in white paint, but some people are seeing shiny, glossy legs instead. Culverhouse told [_Insider_‘s Jacob Shamsian](http://www.thisisinsider.com/shiny-legs-optical-illusion-meme-2016-10 "undefined") that the illusion was created on accident. “\[I\] had some white paint left on my brush and put random lines on my legs, turned out to be a completely confusing picture for everyone on the internet.” What do you think? 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