The internet is currently losing its mind over a photo of a pair of shiny legs...or are they?

There was once “The Dress”, then there was “The Bag“. And once again, we’re divided by an optical illusion.

The internet is currently losing its mind over a photo of a pair of shiny legs.

Or are they?

are these legs shiny and oily or are they legs with white paint on them pic.twitter.com/7Z8e8F1JCZ

— kayden ???? (@kingkayden) October 26, 2016

When Twitter user @KingKayden re-posted a photo of two bare legs along with the question,”Are these legs shiny and oily or are they legs with white paint on them?” he probably didn’t understand the shit-storm he was about to unleash.

@kingkayden Ugh, I’m still seeing oily with reflections.

— Jason Berry (@TrendyTrainer23) October 26, 2016

@kingkayden Without a doubt, white paint. There are no light reflections or distortions on the legs as there would be if oiled.

— Gregory Watton (@thewattonshow) October 26, 2016

Okay look back the image now.

You see white paint now don’t you?

The same thing happened to most of the internet and they lost their damn minds.

Oddly different from the dress: you see it as shiny first, then once you realise it’s paint you can’t go back (I can’t, anyway). Weird. https://t.co/PeyGJHIshU

— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) October 26, 2016

@kingkayden once my eyes focused, I saw the paint. Now I can’t see the shininess anymore

— akinev (@WhatsSleepTho) October 26, 2016

The legs are in fact covered in white paint.

According to Insider, the legs belong Instagram user Hunter Culverhouse who first posted the image on Instagram in September.

i like the feeling of paint on my skin

A photo posted by hunter ???? (i post a lot) (@leonardhoespams) on Sep 15, 2016 at 1:55pm PDT

Culverhouse tells Insider that the optical illusion effect was unintentional. He says he “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.”

So, there you have it, proof that it’s paint. But this is the internet, so the argument lives on.

This is so fried!! They were pure shiny legs until I read the caption and now they’re just legs with white paint on them https://t.co/93ZlwDXtMj

— ANNEKA. (@anneka_mccarthy) October 26, 2016

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