For the past 24 hours, the entire Internet has been up in arms over a dress. More specifically, over the color of a dress. I kid you not. Here’s the offending image:

Apparently, about half the people on the Internet look at that image and swear — swear, I tell you — that the dress is white and gold. The other half, however, are just as passionate when they claim the dress is blue and black. Whatever camp you’re in, something is off. Clearly the Internet loves a heated discussion, but how can this be? Luckily, xkcd has the answer to this puzzling enigma: