An audio clip quickly making rounds on the Internet on Tuesday is becoming a hot debate like the dress that's either gold and white or blue and black.
Cloe Feldman, a social media vlogger posted a question on her Instagram, which she then put on her Twitter: "What do you hear? Yanny or Laurel," along with a recording of a computerized voice.
What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I
— Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018
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In the WDBO newsroom, debate was rampant: many thought they heard “Laurel” while others thought they heard “Yanny.” Some including Jackie O’Brien in traffic and host Scott Anez heard “Yanny” at first but later heard “Laurel.”
Even WDBO’s own producer Laurel Lee said she heard “you-ee” while host Joe Kelley only heard “Laurel.”
WDBO listeners were pretty divided on the issue, though the majority (roughly around 70%) heard “Laurel” over “Yanny.”
According to a theory by one person on Reddit, what you hear depends on the amount of bass that's being produced from the device you're listening on. Some people believe shifting the pitch can change the way you hear it:
Ok, so if you pitch-shift it you can hear different things:
— Steve Pomeroy and 🤖 others (@xxv) May 15, 2018
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you can hear both when you adjust the bass levels: pic.twitter.com/22boppUJS1
— Earth Vessel Quotes (@earthvessquotes) May 15, 2018
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Whatever the true answer is, there’s an extremely high chance we will soon see a piece on this by CNN’s Jeanne Moos.