The 10 Most Convincing Arguments in the Yanny vs. Laurel Debate

What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I

‘ Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018

Of course, some NARCS decided to “explain ‘ what ‘s “going on ‘ and create separate, pitch-shifted versions of the audio clip ‘

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

‘but let ‘s forget we ever heard those (or, you know, any legitimate news or ways to productively spend our time), dive back into the blissful escape of this completely useless debate, and determine the REAL answer to what is now the MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF THE DAY.

Here are the most convincing (or at least the most fun) arguments for each:

Yanny

if you hear yanny you are a cop

‘ alexis nedd (@alexisthenedd) May 15, 2018

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How is this anything but YANNY? Fuck offffffff https://t.co/zV1vj1ovQJ

‘ Jenna Guillaume (@JennaGuillaume) May 15, 2018

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Yanny.
100% Yanny.
Weirdos hear Laurel. https://t.co/yUTZXmw1Xl

‘ andy lassner (@andylassner) May 15, 2018

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this is out of control WHO IN THE CRAP IS HEARING LAUREL https://t.co/nxwZiShVan

‘ Kristin Chirico (@lolacoaster) May 15, 2018

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I truly do not understand where Laurel comes from. I only hear Yanny. This is not a bit, I am so confused https://t.co/1rdGD3r5cZ

‘ Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) May 15, 2018

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Laurel

it's so clearly laurel. I can't even figure out how one would hear yanny.

‘ christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 15, 2018

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Laurel is kicking Yanny's ass on Google. https://t.co/gUXxDgfnZA pic.twitter.com/ymVkhS1XXK

‘ Mashable (@mashable) May 15, 2018

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Can't believe how many people at work think it's YANNY. Go check our Instagram Story to see for yourself… pic.twitter.com/uTmaaqzBL8

‘ The Late Late Show (@latelateshow) May 15, 2018

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yanny isn’t even a word. do you just walk around with your brain wide open to nonsense words? how do you live like that? https://t.co/7KMRS9NS4d

‘ Joss Fong (@JossFong) May 15, 2018

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THERE IS NO YANNY, ONLY LAUREL pic.twitter.com/Fg8ttXL8m1

‘ Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) May 15, 2018