Yanny or Laurel? The sequel to ‘The Dress’ illusion is HERE – and people are torn
REMEMBER the famous photograph of the dress that went viral? Well, we think we have the next mind-boggling brain teaser for you.
Can you hear 'Yanny' or 'Laurel'?
An audio clip of one word is dividing audiences across the Internet with people unable to agree whether the word is “Yanny” or “Laurel”.
The video was shared on Twitter by social influencer Cloe Feldman and has more than 27,000 retweets at the time of writing.
What do you hear?
Yanny or Laurel? The sequel to ‘The Dress’ illusion is here
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 16, 2018
Have a listen - what do you think it says? #yannyorlaurel #yannylaurel #TheDress https://t.co/ZqJ1nQeX5g
YouTuber Chloe, herself, says she can hear “Yanny”.
Though many others do not agree.
Is it Yanny or Laurel? No one can decide
An independent poll found 62,000 people heard Yanny compared to 50,000 hearing Laurel
If you pick up on the higher pitch it’s Yanny and the lower pitch is Laurel.
It seems the reason people hear the word differently is because of the bass levels in the clip.
Twitter user @Wiscoinferno explains it well, saying: “If you pick up on the higher pitch it’s Yanny and the lower pitch is Laurel. I heard Yanny 10 times before I could hear Laurel.”
The clip is the latest in a long line of viral illusions to split the web.
The most famous being in 2015 with the photograph of The Dress - where some saw it as white and gold while others claimed it was blue and black (which proved to be correct).
you can hear both when you adjust the bass levels: pic.twitter.com/22boppUJS1
— Earth Vessel Quotes (@earthvessquotes) May 15, 2018
Yanny vs Laurel is the new The Dress
Speaking about The Dress at the time, Ron Chrisley, director of the Centre for Research in Cognitive Science at the University of Sussex, said: “Some people see just what’s in front of them and some people are affected much more by the context.
“This has yet to be proven, but given what we know of the brain, and it’s a good guess, is that someone who is used to manipulating images and white balance might be able to perceive the true dress colour in a wider range of contexts and ignore context, whereas others can be easily manipulated."