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Tipi Tipi top: What colour you want?

An image of a pair of flip-flops goes viral over determining their colour.

Updated on: Nov 22, 2016, 16:19:23 IST
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Remember the crazy drama around the white and golden dress that went viral last year?

A screenshot of the flip-flops that have gone viral due to a controversy about their colour.
A screenshot of the flip-flops that have gone viral due to a controversy about their colour.

Well, the colour confusion is back again - but this time, with a twist!

It started once again, when Twitter user @positivedemi posted a photo of golden and white flip-flops.

Twitterati took it upon themselves to ask the million dollar question: what colour are the flip-flops?

A serious question:

This question has brought turmoil in lives of many Twitter users:

Meanwhile, Havaianas, the manufacturer of the flip-flops in question, played crucial role in solving the controversy. They made it a point to reach out to their customers and asking for their opinion. Result? It broke Facebook as well.

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This Twitter user gives some consolation:

How some Twitter users truly feel about the matter:

We feel you.

Social media first got trending with #TheDress in a similar fashion in 2015, after musician Caitlin McNeill posted a photo of a stripped dress on Tumblr, asking her fans whether the dress was white and gold or blue and black. The photo went viral striking debates over the colour of the dress.

  • Sahiba Chawdhary
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    Sahiba Chawdhary

    Sahiba Chawdhary was part of Hindustan Times&rsquo; nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers.She no longer works with the Hindustan Times.