Aural illusion

Discover the fascinating concept of aural pareidolia and how it affects perception in this mind-blowing video.

Written byPhil Plait
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This is totally amazing. First, watch this video. It's short -- just a guy saying a single word -- and try to figure out what he's actually saying. OK, now the cool part: listen to the video again and close your eyes, or look away from the video. Seriously. Do it. Isn't that awesome? I was blown away from this. I need to look into it more; I've never run into this before. I love illusions, and this must tie in somehow with aural pareidolia.

Tip o' the lobe to Way of the Woo.

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