This year's gold dress/blue dress: Yanny vs. Laurel

[Magnus]

This shit is fucking wild. I just had a listen for the first time and 100% do not hear Laurel, no matter what I try or what I focus on.

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ok, on the fifth listen, I can hear the 'rel' at the end, but I mean, the high-pitched Yanni completely masks it for 90% of the clip. How can anyone not hear that?

 

[Magnus]

Because it IS laurel. Its from dictionary.com where someone typed in laurel and thats the pronunciation sound. Get your ears checked bruh

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lol, what

No. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/laurel?s=t

That sounds completely different than the disputed audio clip.

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Alright, so, using this tool:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/16/upshot/audio-clip-yanny-laurel-debate.html

Are we accepting that everyone on the planet is essentially somewhere different on that scale? When it's at neutral, my brain definitely hears Yanni predominantly, but I can hear the two more clearly overlaid as you move the slider left. Do other people's brains and ears just...start there instead?