'Yanny' or 'Laurel' debate divides the Internet

[perfectingpink]

'Yanny' or 'Laurel' debate divides the Internet

A short audio clip originally published on Instagram is puzzling the Internet. Some people say they hear "Yanny" while others hear "Laurel."

http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Yanny-or-Laurel-debate-divides-the-Internet-482804811.html

 

[bluesneakers]

Laurel.

 

[Hazelnutty]

Laurel

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[perfectingpink]

I hear "Yanny" when it is played on TV and on my laptop but when it was played on the radio, I heard "Laurel".

 

[Springrain]

Yanny all the time, doesn't matter what device or volume or video! Always Yanny!

 

[silverjug]

Laurel, loud and clear.

 

[Jax49]

LOL, first time I listened I clearly heard a combination of the two words.

YA REL

Now I heard Laurel.

 

[SweetCaroline]

Very clearly Yanny to me. They played the sped-up version on the radio this morning and that one sounded like laurel.

 

[nah339]

Whispers, "Click bait."

 

[bluesneakers]

Whispers, "Lighten up, have some fun."

 

[bluesneakers]

Celebs Weigh in on Yanny vs. Laurel

 

[hot cawfeee]

whoo boy.....I listened on the radio and heard "Mary" with a very soft M

 

[eucalyptuz]

Laurel!
But my kid, standing right next to me listening hears "Yanny"...
So weird.

 

[neesaki]

This is crazy, how can it sound like yanny when it sounds like laurel ? :thinking:

 

[eucalyptuz]

The NYT has some good posts:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/16/upshot/audio-clip-yanny-laurel-debate.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/science/yanny-laurel.html

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

this is like that "is this dress black or gold" debate of years past.

I agree - it's click bait, but I also welcome any silly or positive nonsense stories in the midst of such a rough time in the US right now.

That said, however, I ain't clicking.

 

[thesensitivechild]

Lol. Yanny I do not hear laurel. However, just like the blue and gold dress, I was able to get to a place where visually I could see the shift in front of my eyes


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[CoverMeCagney]

Is it just a wind up? I can only hear one and can't understand how others hear the other, too linguistically different.

Anyway, it made me think of the Liberty / Abby tape, where the man is saying that one word. How could anything be proven in a court of law if it's possible different people genuinely hear different things?

Have I just been gotcha'd? If so my excuse is I'm knackered (11:30pm)

 

[nah339]

The True History of 'Yanny' and 'Laurel'

 

[chaleigh26]

Yanny