What On Earth Is Happening Here?

[anthro-nerd]

"This auditory illusion allows you to easily switch between the two words: Brain Storm and Green Needle, depending on whichever word you're thinking of. It's even possible to hear an amalgamation of both words, such as "brain needle" or "green storm."

http://digg.com/2018/brainstorm-or-green-needle


MY BRAIN IS FRIED

[rowanwitch]

creepy I deliberately made myself think all four combinations and heard every one... STOP MESSING WITH MY HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anthro-nerd]

SAME

it's freaking me out!!

[jno]

tricky

[jim360]

"I can just about get the "Brain"/"Green" switch. "Storm" or "Needle" though?!

I had fun getting an excel spreadsheet to choose between the options for me and the audio got it right every time.

Mind = blown.

[jim360]

On an unrelated note, doesn't this just provide a brilliant counter to any argument based on what someone claims to have seen/heard?

[Quoi]

try this one where you can move the slider to the point where you hear laurel (or yanny) - then slide it back and find the point where it changes.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/16/upshot/audio-clip-yanny-laurel-debate.html

[jim360]

*swore blind I could only hear "yanny" yesterday"*

*plays clip*

*hears LAUREL*

"Ah, they've started at the low setting!"

*discovers this was the original recording*

*starts to think of Yanny*

*hears only that now*

*tears remaining hair out*

[Old_Geezer]

Brain and green sound similar so you'll hear the one you're waiting for. Storm and needle, well you can hear green storm or brain needle if waiting for it. I suspect expectation allows you to ignore sounds you are looking for and note those you are.

[jno]

that's sort of the point, isn't it, OG? That you hear what you want to hear?

[Old_Geezer]

Interesting link Quoi. One has to slide to one space from the far left end before it starts playing "laurel".

[Old_Geezer]

Nearly, but you can't hear just anything. You hear what is actually there, but extract it from the whole. It's what I think is happening here.

[steg]

“What science has to say”

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/15/health/yanny-laurel-audio-social-media-trnd/index.html

[anthro-nerd]

Quoi, seriously interesting link!!!

[Old_Geezer]

The dress is clearly blue and bronze, assuming normal lighting.

[Lie-in King]

It matters not how hard I try, *all* I can hear is "brain storm"...

[Mamyalynne]

Wahhhh, not playing.

[anthro-nerd]

Mamya! Try it!!

[Mamyalynne]

Green Needle, nothing else.

[Cloverjo]

I can hear 'brain needle' or 'green needle'. Can't get storm at all.