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Yanny Vs. Laurel

mistriTsquirrel — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:15:07 GMT

What do you hear?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM38OFDKU20

Oddly enough, the first time I heard it said, I heard "Yanny." But each time after that I heard "Laurel."

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happycat — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:19:49 GMT

I heard Laurel. My husband heard Yanny. I don't understand how anyone could think it was Yanrny.

We listened several times, each time he INSIStED he heard Yanny? I don't understand how he heard that.

I mean, when we went to bed, I was laying there wondering how he did his job if his hearing was so screwed up.

Re: Yanny Vs. Laurel

mistriTsquirrel — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:22:21 GMT

@happycat wrote:
I heard Laurel. My husband heard Yanny. I don't understand how anyone could think it was Yanrny.
We listened several times, each time he INSIStED he heard Yanny? I don't understand how he heard that.
I mean, when we went to bed, I was laying there wondering how he did his job if his hearing was so screwed up.

@happycat LoL

Well, since I've heard both I guess I can understand both sides.

One thing I read said that if you change the frequencies of the recording, you will be able to hear the one you weren't able to hear before.

So I guess we don't all hear things the same way.

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Preds — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:22:40 GMT

We both heard Yanny. My best friend and my DD heard Laurel. LOL

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Q4u — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:24:15 GMT

Yesterday all I heard was Laurel.

Today I heard Yanny and then it switched Laurel half way through....

Very interesting how we each hear things.....

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faeriemoon — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:26:12 GMT

I hear Yanny, but when they bring the pitch up 30%, I hear Laurel.

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lulu1 — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:28:42 GMT

Yanny (i) and only Yanny for me. (and my husband)

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mistriTsquirrel — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:28:42 GMT

@Q4u wrote:
Yesterday all I heard was Laurel.

Today I heard Yanny and then it switched Laurel half way through....

Very interesting how we each hear things.....

@Q4u I thought it was just me who heard both. I have some inner ear issues, so I thought maybe that was why. Or maybe my connection slowed the playback the first time it was said and then caught up to normal speed.

I guess there may be more to it than that.

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MoJoV — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:29:51 GMT

on TV I heard yanny and when I heard it on the radio I heard laurel. Someone said it's the frequency you're hearing,I think that's it.

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ItsME — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:31:36 GMT

I hear Laurel. Makes you wonder about conversations where you know you said one thing, and the other person in the conversation thinks you said something else! Or about those we say have "Selective Hearing" ! LOL

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Q4u — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:33:47 GMT

@mistriTsquirrel wrote:
@Q4u wrote:
Yesterday all I heard was Laurel.

Today I heard Yanny and then it switched Laurel half way through....

Very interesting how we each hear things.....
@Q4u I thought it was just me who heard both. I have some inner ear issues, so I thought maybe that was why. Or maybe my connection slowed the playback the first time it was said and then caught up to normal speed.

I guess there may be more to it than that.

I think there is far more to this than what we assume. I find it very interesting and feel that pitch has a lot to do with it along with personal hearing issues.

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estaw2000 — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:34:33 GMT

This was what I heard. On my TV I heard Laurel & on my laptop I hear Yanny.

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mistriTsquirrel — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:37:39 GMT

@ItsME wrote:
I hear Laurel. Makes you wonder about conversations where you know you said one thing, and the other person in the conversation thinks you said something else! Or about those we say have "Selective Hearing" ! LOL

I don't know, @ItsME. My dad seemed to not be able to hear "honey do" requests, but if you casually mentioned that you were about to throw out the ice cream he seemed to hear that loud and clear.

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ScarletDove — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:40:03 GMT

Laurel....

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dex — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:40:58 GMT

@mistriTsquirrel@No matter how many times I hear it or where I listen to it...yanny

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VanSleepy — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:42:45 GMT

Between the news and a couple daytime shows, I saw/heard this at least 5 times yesterday. I heard Yanny every time and couldn't understand how anyone heard Laurel. Then the last time I heard it, I very clearly heard Laurel. Strange.

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CareBears — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:44:35 GMT

@mistriTsquirrel I was the same way, first I heard Yanny then the second time Laurel no doubt about it?

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chrystaltree — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:46:49 GMT

I heard Yanny, so did hubby and both my daughters. My sister heard Laurel. The funny thing is that whatever you hear, you can't understand how anyone could hear anything else.

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wishmoon — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:51:56 GMT

Laurel

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mistriTsquirrel — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:52:00 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
I heard Yanny, so did hubby and both my daughters. My sister heard Laurel. The funny thing is that whatever you hear, you can't understand how anyone could hear anything else.

@chrystaltree I heard both. So I guess it would be hard for me to take a side.