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Some People Are Hearing the Word 'Yanny' and Others 'Laurel' in This Audio Clip. It's Stoking a Fierce Debate

What say you? Yanny or Laurel?

1 posted on 05/17/2018 1:26:19 PM PDT by Jane Long
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"....confuses da dog poop out of me"

38 posted on 05/17/2018 1:45:59 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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Time-Life is scraping the bottom of the barrel for relevance.
42 posted on 05/17/2018 1:48:38 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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I hear Zamfir master of the pan flute


43 posted on 05/17/2018 1:48:59 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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Yanny. It’s supposed to be if you hear high frequencies you hear yanny.

http://www.khq.com/story/38209525/laurel-or-yanny-what-do-you-hear

If you ARE Yanni you hear Yanni.

http://www.time.com/5280632/yanni-on-yanny-vs-laurel/


49 posted on 05/17/2018 1:55:37 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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But if you're Stan Laurel you'll hear Laurel. some text
50 posted on 05/17/2018 2:02:56 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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What?!

Plain as day I hear Laurel.


52 posted on 05/17/2018 2:05:25 PM PDT by Conserv
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Depends upon the audio speed. Not all people hear sound vibrations at the same speed. If a violin and a piano make sound waves with the same amplitude and frequency, how come they sound so different? If the waves are identical, why don’t the two instruments sound exactly the same?

There’s a basic wave with a certain amplitude and pitch, called the fundamental, and on top of that there are lots of higher and lower-pitched sounds called harmonics/overtones or petal tones. Each harmonic has a frequency that’s exactly two, three, four, or however many times higher or lower than the fundamental.

Every time there is a sound, you “can” hear all of these if you have super hearing. Most people are limited to a few notes above or below the fundamental. Trained musicians hear more. Some animals much more and computers unlimited.

I listened to an experiment with this entry done on a conservative station in the northwest, and with the speed of the sound sped up or lowered down, I heard both the words they are describing, Laurel and Yanny. I do not know which one is harder to hear or more impressive. But that’s the difference. It is just natures way of messing with you.

And something for the media to stall time to try to hide from the NY Times admittance there is no smoking gun with Trump and he broke no law to be ostracized for in print. And that the federal government let the real criminals go with illegal use of computers and attempts to burn Trump during the election by gaining information from sources inside and outside the white house and the DNC while spending billions of taxpayer dollars on an investigation using questionable sources and planted people. Smoke and mirrors.

rwood


53 posted on 05/17/2018 2:07:47 PM PDT by Redwood71
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I heard a McDonald’s commercial.


54 posted on 05/17/2018 2:09:50 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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I hear something like: yairnie.

I'm guessing it has something to do with the frequency response of my hearing and I'm just starting to loose the higher range.
58 posted on 05/17/2018 2:23:31 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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The original recording tracked to vocabularydotcom says Laurel. This video clip was helpful as you can see people hear yanny moreso when he highlights the higher tones on the audio file.

Interesting, really makes you wonder how many other words can be so easily misunderstood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6PtiCrk_20&t=240


63 posted on 05/17/2018 2:38:30 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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The only reason I clicked on this is to try and figure out why it is even being talked about... still don’t know


66 posted on 05/17/2018 2:52:12 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Damn the Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!)
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All I wanna hear is, “Your tacos are ready!”


70 posted on 05/17/2018 3:07:02 PM PDT by dware (Americans prefer peaceful slavery over dangerous freedom)
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Laurel. Can’t hear any type of ee sound at the end for Yanny. I suspect its based on age as well as the device. Young people might hear the higher frequencies better so maybe they will hear Yanny?


71 posted on 05/17/2018 3:11:12 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters ("Immigration Reform" is ballot stuffing)
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I heard Laurel, but maybe that’s because I am so used to saying and hearing it. lol It’s my dog’s name.


72 posted on 05/17/2018 3:24:08 PM PDT by kalee
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Laurel.


74 posted on 05/17/2018 3:34:33 PM PDT by JamesP81 (Traitors are more dangerous than enemies. Vote and act accordingly.)
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My husband says he hears Larry.


75 posted on 05/17/2018 3:39:07 PM PDT by kalee
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I hear, “yearie”. Go figure.


78 posted on 05/17/2018 3:58:46 PM PDT by HandyDandy ("Do you think the rain will hurt the rhubarb?")
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Here’s the White House staff giving their take on the Yanny/Laurel debate...

https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse/videos/1682299891857737/


80 posted on 05/17/2018 5:00:52 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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I hear Laurel in a deep male voice and can't imagine hearing Yanni in a high pitch voice. I am an older male who has lost a lot of his upper frequency hearing due to using way too many loud power tools for too long. Chainsaws, circular saws, nailguns, and riding mowers were my main offenders.

Loud sounds didn't bother me when I was younger but as I got older, they really bothered me more and more. Even using a quieter tool, I now wear 3M Peltor X5A hearing protection. They are so quiet, it is weird to wear them.

The article mentions that if you suppress the high frequency, people hear Laurel. If you suppress the low frequency, people hear Yanni. My ears can't hear the high frequency, so I get Laurel.

81 posted on 05/17/2018 5:09:15 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill: google,TWITTER,FACEBOOK,WaPo,Hollywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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When I’m watching it play on TV I hear “laurel.” When I’m in another room but can still hear the TV I hear “yanny.” Weird.


84 posted on 05/17/2018 5:20:04 PM PDT by Hootowl
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