Laurel or Yanny

[MilSpecs]

I hear both, Fife, depending on which one I'm listening for.

Yes, that's the idea.

But I can't hear laurel no matter how much I try to get there.

Me either, except for the R in the middle. I can’t hear the N sound at all.

I can’t get into the chamber now, but a tech is going to let me know what he hears in there when it’s freed up.

[SuburbanFarmer]

I only hear Laurel in every example, on every device. You people are insane.

[Hastur]

I only hear Laurel in every example, on every device. You people are insane.

Slide it all the way.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... ebate.html

[Kath]

I only hear Laurel in every example, on every device. You people are insane.

Slide it all the way.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... ebate.html

I had to go pretty far to the left to get it. When I move all the way to the right, I don't hear Yanny anymore- some sort of garbled nonsense.

[Penner]

I only hear Laurel. Why do some people think about Yanny?

[Speaker to Animals]

It just says Laurel. If you hear something different, then you shouldn't be operating any kind of motor vehicles.

[Penner]

Why Yanny thought? There isn't anything close to a "y" sound being made on the audio.

[Speaker to Animals]

Why Yanny thought? There isn't anything close to a "y" sound being made on the audio.

I think they are just trying to be different. This not like that dress thing. There's nothing ambiguous about it. You can clearly hear which phonemes are being articulated.

[SuburbanFarmer]

I only hear Laurel in every example, on every device. You people are insane.

Slide it all the way.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... ebate.html

Hmm.. 3rd spot from the right, I start hearing "Yearey". There is no "N" sound.

Right at that transition point though, I can hear both. Almost like a double-layered recording. There's a very sharp transition between 3rd and 4th from the right. It sounds like a different recording.

[Penner]

Its clearly saying Laurel and not Yanny.