Wanna Hear Both Yanny and Laurel, and Feel Absolute Power? The Internet Figured Out How

We have bad news if you’re hearing Laurel: You old.

Yesterday, the internet tore itself to pieces over a four-second audio clip that was either saying “Yanny” or “Laurel”.

Though it seems there was no possible way to confuse the two words—try saying them aloud right now—most listeners were certain one was being said instead of the other.

It got ugly real fast.

My husband heard “Yanny” so he’s sleeping on the couch tonight.

— Nicole (@kidsrgross) May 17, 2018

According to Google search results, “Laurel” was the most common interpretation, which was truly baffling to us “Yanny” truthers.

Thankfully, YouTuber Dylan Dennett has revealed the reason we’re hearing different things. Watch the video below, hear both words and become a galaxy brain.

This is you now:

As has been suggested, “Laurel” is most commonly heard by people who struggle to hear higher frequencies (aka those who are a bit older or those with some hearing damage).

On Twitter, a user revealed how pitch-shifting the sound produces different results.

Ok, so if you pitch-shift it you can hear different things:

down 30%: https://t.co/F5WCUZQJlq
down 20%: https://t.co/CLhY5tvnC1
up 20%: https://t.co/zAc7HomuCS
up 30% https://t.co/JdNUILOvFW
up 40% https://t.co/8VTkjXo3L1 https://t.co/suSw6AmLtn

— Steve Pomeroy (@xxv) May 15, 2018

We pray this evidence helps bring this 24-hour war to an end. See, we’re not so different, you and I.

Photo: iStock.com/nopparit