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Nobody can agree if this robot says ‘Yanny’ or ‘Laurel’ and everyone is arguing about it

Turns out, both sides are correct, and here’s the science

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By Katie Canales

Workplaces everywhere ground to a halt as everybody argued whether the robot in this recording says “Yanny” or “Laurel.”

To cut right to the chase, here’s the recording, as shared on Twitter by influencer and designer Cloe Feldman. The recording apparently originated on Reddit.

Some Twitter users have said they hear “Yanny” and some say they hear “Laurel.”

Apparently, both sides are correct, according to findings from some Reddit users .

They speculate that there are two separate voices in the recording, one saying “Laurel” at a lower frequency and the other saying “Yanny” at a higher frequency. If you play the recording at a frequency with more bass, you’re probably more likely to hear “Laurel,” while if the there is less bass, you’ll hear “Yanny.”

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