What do you hear? "Yanny" or "Laurel"?

lolobugg

Check out this clip and see what you hear.

https://youtu.be/USHPhoXwQJM

KC138045

Yanny

Clearly "Yanny"

ed243421

Laurel

And demons

jnimhaoileoin

I can hear both, as I choose. 

F Me In The Brain

Yanny

How the heck is that Laurel?

jeffbr

Laurel

I've tried to hear anything that sounds remotely like Yanny, but can only hear Laurel. 

Laurel or Yanny? A fact-checker’s guide

PJ_Soul

Yanny

I actually heard Yanny AND Laurel at the same time, in both pitches - like two voices speaking at the same time, one high and one low. But I only heard that the first time it was said in the video. After that first time, I only hear Yanny, even when I make an effort to hear the Laurel, which I would have thought possible since I already heard it once. No dice. That's kinda weird.

eeriepadave

this is the latest "What color is the dress" trend...

lolobugg

Yanny

I hate it that some of you can't differentiate high frequencies.

This is similar to people not being able to hear the difference between MP3 and High Resolution Audio.

that is my layman's theory.

lolobugg

Yanny

jnimhaoileoin said:

I can hear both, as I choose. 

you have excellent hearing and probably could be an audiophile if you aren't already.

lolobugg

Yanny

eeriepadave said:

this is the latest "What color is the dress" trend...

yep. so............. what do you hear?

PJ_Soul

Yanny

eeriepadave said:

this is the latest "What color is the dress" trend...

No kidding - it was actually covered on the local morning news this morning, lol. I wasn't really paying attention and they didn't play the actual recording I don't think, but it said something about what lolobugg is talking about. Supposedly more young people hear yanny because they are able to pick up a higher range of frequencies.

hedonist

Though his name is spelled differently, who wants to bet this fella is happy his name is trending?

eeriepadave

lolobugg said:

eeriepadave said:

this is the latest "What color is the dress" trend...

yep. so............. what do you hear?

i didn't listen, so nothing for me.

lolobugg

Yanny

eeriepadave said:

lolobugg said:

eeriepadave said:

this is the latest "What color is the dress" trend...

yep. so............. what do you hear?

i didn't listen, so nothing for me.

Here's your prize....................

igotid88

I heard Yanny first. Then I started hearing Laurel ever since

hauntingfamiliar

Yanny

I hear Yammy not Yanny

pjhawks

Laurel

ok here i hear Laurel...but they played this on the radio on my way into work this morning and during that I had neither Laurel or Yanny but more like Yarris. 

curmudgeoness

Yanny

Yanny, and I'm about that age.

PJ_Soul

Yanny

Here are some possible explanations... none of them are at all concrete (some don't even really make all that much sense).

https://www.cnet.com/news/yanny-laurel-audio-hearing-science-behind-why/

Re the conclusion ... This must be why some people think DMB sounds awesome.

elvistheking44

I hear “yeary”. WTF?

PJWGIII

Laurel

jnimhaoileoin said:

I can hear both, as I choose. 

Me too, but "Laurel" is what I naturally hear more easily. It's all just sound frequencies people!

mcgruff10

Laurel as clear as a bell.

mickeyrat

wheres the so fucking what option?

mca47

Laurel

I heard this clip prior to knowing anything about it.  Heard Yanny, or something similar.  I then heard what the debate was, got confused and it was played again.  Since then all I heard is "Laurel".

markymark550

Laurel

From afar when my wife played the clip on her tablet, I heard Yanny.

When I actually listened to it with my full attention, I hear Laurel.

SVRDhand13

Yanny

I voted for Yanny but I hear more of a “Yea Me”. I can’t hear Laurel no matter how hard I try. 

bootlegger10

Laurel

No clue where people are hearing Yanny.

lolobugg

Yanny

mickeyrat said:

wheres the so fucking what option?

At your mom's house

tempo_n_groove

I hear both at the same time. On the radio this morning I only heard Laurel though but this listen I hear them both. 

lolobugg

Yanny

You got good ears man. I knew it. For everyone Remember to listen to the original at the first of this thread. By now a lot of folks have doctored it just to fuck with people. Make sure u take the acid test correctly.