I know I said I was quite into this yesterday, but that feels like a lifetime ago.
Yanny or Laurel – if you have somehow managed to miss this one, which I find impossible, you’ll find the lowdown here.
Just about every major news outlet in the world has covered this story, and the New York Times is no different.
What’s that, Donald? The failing New York Times, sorry.
Anway, here’s what they have done:
We built a tool to gradually accentuate different frequencies in the original audio clip. Which word or name do you hear, and how far do you have to move the slider to hear the other? (The slider’s center point represents the original recording.)
We can’t embed the tool, but if you go ahead and click the image below you’ll be able to toggle until you hear both:
Well, ain’t that something.
You know what this debate needs? The White House to weigh in. Take a guess which one Donald hears:
#Laurel? #Yanny? Or… pic.twitter.com/5hth07SdGY
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 17, 2018
What a time to be alive.
Let’s finish with the US Air Force, who thought this was a good idea:
They’ve since deleted the tweet.
#TeamLaurel for life.
[source:nytimes]
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