Yanny Or Laurel Sound Illusion Has The Internet In Meltdown

'Yanny....I listened 10 times and can't figure out how anyone hears laurel'
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Remember the dress? Well prepare yourselves because the internet has found a replacement and it’s already close to causing all-out revolution in offices around the country.

It’s a short audio clip that contains a computer generated voice saying either “yanny” or “laurel”.

The clip, which first appeared on Reddit, has already taken the internet by storm and prompted some pretty heated arguments over Twitter about what people can hear.

Here’s the clip:

What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I

— Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018

Tweeted by Cloe Feldman and found on Reddit as well, it appears to be an Instagram poll and while the true author of this audio devilry is unknown the clip has now spread far further than they probably ever anticipated.

The clip itself is hilariously low in quality which means that as you would expect, it’s actually really difficult to work out what is being said.

Despite this people have taken sides and Twitter is now awash with friendships being broken and colleagues turning on each other.

it's so clearly laurel. I can't even figure out how one would hear yanny.

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 15, 2018

ME: Baby you know all I hear is you.
YANNY: You promise?
ME: *Slightly hears the faintest trace of “laurel”.* Yeah baby I...I promise.

— Shayne Topp (@supershayne) May 16, 2018

OH MY GOD IT WAS YANNY AND THEN IT WAS LAUREL AND THEN BACK AGAIN WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY BRAIN

— Kira Kosarin (@kirakosarin) May 16, 2018

I 100% hear two different voices: a higher-pitched “Yanny” and a lower-pitched “Laurel”. You? https://t.co/NZDb0xv81I

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 16, 2018

i only hear laurel i tried my best to hear yanny i’m STRESSED

— Scott Hoying (@scotthoying) May 16, 2018

Some have even tried to settle the debate with science.

OKAY HI SCIENCE. It’s both. Wow.
Our ears hear and assign frequencies a little differently than the next person. We love individuality.

Try to split the voice between the clicks into two. The higher pitch is saying Yanny and the lower is saying Laurel. Goodnight. https://t.co/Sm9QXcauNX

— Jordan Fisher (@Jordan_Fisher) May 16, 2018

Truly I think we can all agree that whatever is being said, this is the internet at its best.

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