Laurel or Yanny? This audio clip is driving the internet crazy

[jpak]

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/05/laurel-or-yanny-audio-clip-video-twitter-crazy-what-poll-please-vote-help

Remember the dress that people either thought was gold and white or black and blue? This is similar to that — but even more maddening.

There’s an audio clip going around the internet that is causing people to hear “Yanny” or “Laurel.” When I listen to it, I clearly hear “Laurel” and believed that anyone hearing the other option was a troll. You may hear something different.

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Can't copy the audio - but I hear yanny

[samnsara]

1. I heard laurel

[Autumn]

2. I hear Haley. Everytime

[Eugene]

3. I hear "Yanny" except when the playback is sped up.

[Jim__]

4. I hear Yanny, but when he changes the pitch, I hear it the way he hears it.

I hear Laurel when he sets the pitch high, I hear Yanny when he sets the pitch low. But, at the setting on the original audio clip, I hear Yanny.

The blue dress made some sense to me. This is more of a surprise.

[dawg]

5. I hear Yanny, except when the pitch is raised.

I'm in my early 50's. Wonder if this is related to the natural loss of high-frequency hearing that comes with middle age?

[mythology]

16. The BBC Global News podcast ran a bit on this and that was what they said

I hear Yanny, but I haven't listened to any altered versions.

[fleabiscuit]

6. The correct answer is "Yes."

[Sneederbunk]

10. In my opinion it is a definite "Maybe."

[Yonnie3]

7. Are you sure it wasn't Yonnie?

[NewJeffCT]

8. I hear a pretty clear "Yanny"

each time I play it

[matt819]

9. Spouse and I got into an argument

I heard Yanny - high pitch

She heard Laurel - deep pitch.

We each called the other an idiot.

If memory serves, I think we also disagreed on the blue/black dress.

If we had only know this 30+ years ago, we might not have got married.

[Fla Dem]

11. I definitely hear Laurel. Even when I try to hear Yanny I hear Laurel.

By try I mean I focus on the name Yanny.

[lame54]

15. same here

[brush]

12. I hear "yarry" for some reason. Although today for the first time I heard "laurel"...

when I was in a different position.

It's wierd.

[ashling]

13. I hear

Laurel and Hardy

[Blue_Tires]

14. Am I the only one who hates that shit like this can make global news?

#1 story on BBC today

[vercetti2021]

17. I hear both

Yanny you can hear from initial stand point. Laurel if you listen to the lower tone of it. I listened to it multiple times and got to hear both

[smirkymonkey]

18. The first time I heard Yanny and then I did it again and heard

Laurel. Very strange.

[sakabatou]

19. At first I thought it was Yammy ("m" sound instead of "n")

Then when the pitch is changed I could hear "Laurel."

[Demovictory9]

20. i hear laurel