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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker May 16

    A delightful new illusion: Do you hear "Laurel" or "Yanny"? Best (partial) explanation so far is by Brad Story: 3rd resonance band (formant) for Laurel = 2nd for Yanny.https://cnn.it/2L2VjSN 

    7:02 AM - 16 May 2018
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      1. Ü sıɹɹoɯ ʇǝǝd ɹp‏ @peetm May 16
        Replying to @sapinker

        I hear "yearly"!

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      2. drelatsg‏ @drelatsg May 16
        Replying to @sapinker

        @ziggyirie @vinuetto @FranzProfesor Please check

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      3. Zig(g)‏ @ziggyirie May 16
        Replying to @drelatsg @sapinker and

        Obvs Yanny.

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      4. Profesor Franz‏ @FranzProfesor May 16
        Replying to @ziggyirie @drelatsg and

        In Yanny team too

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      5. drelatsg‏ @drelatsg May 16
        Replying to @FranzProfesor @ziggyirie and

        I heard "Laurel"!

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      6. Zig(g)‏ @ziggyirie May 16
        Replying to @drelatsg @FranzProfesor and

        Oh boy. Old ears!

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      1. Phillip Sidaway Lee‏ @mrpsl May 16
        Replying to @sapinker

        This morning, using my phone, I heard #Laurel, this afternoon with my young children around I heard #Yanny then this evening (the children are in bed) I heard #Laurel again. Used the same clip and the same device. Why? Please help!

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      1. Camus‏ @camusgoalie May 16
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        I started at Yanny but trained myself to hear Laurel and now can’t make it go back.

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      1. Benoit Cambron‏ @benoit_cambron May 16
        Replying to @sapinker

        What's the Laurel/Yanny ratio? Try as I might, I hear "Yanny". With my eyes closed.

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      1. Jacques Charles‏ @Icahnoclast May 19
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        Does this explain why 33% hear global warming and 77% hear fraud?

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      1. Robert LaVeyra‏ @Zandoor16 May 16
        Replying to @sapinker

        Is there just one sound clip? Do they sound different on different devices? Is internet service a Factor?

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      1. Gustavo Loureiro, MD‏ @gus_loureiro May 16
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        It's Yanny

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      2. Mang Ijen‏ @mangijen May 16
        Replying to @sapinker

        nih, @puanmainhujan, kalo ada suara partial 3, bunyinya "kyosi", berarti sok nonton karma. 😀

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      3. Akun Anonim‏ @puanmainhujan May 16
        Replying to @mangijen @sapinker

        Anjaiii 😂😂

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      1. Ana i‏ @i_annai May 16
        Replying to @sapinker

        I hear both

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      2. objective reality  ♾ 🍄 🏋 🎻 🎷 🎤 🎸 🔬 🔭 🎭 🎨 🛠☤ ⚛ ⚕‏ @dude_solid May 16
        Replying to @sapinker

        When I first listened I heard yanny and thought it was a joke. Then saw a tweet where someone heard laurel and slowed down the audio, and my mind switched to laurel. Tried different speakers to get yanny back but couldn't. Was very puzzled. Kept listening over and over but it...

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      3. objective reality  ♾ 🍄 🏋 🎻 🎷 🎤 🎸 🔬 🔭 🎭 🎨 🛠☤ ⚛ ⚕‏ @dude_solid May 16
        Replying to @dude_solid @sapinker

        Was stuck on laurel. I began repeating yanny in my head while listening, but still laurel. Then started saying laurel in my head while listening and it finally switched back to yanny. Now when I listen carefully without saying either word, I hear both at the same time.

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