AsapSCIENCE Says Your Ears Are Lying to You, Put Them to the Test With This Audio Illusion Video

Optical illusions are old hat at this point. Yes, the two lines are the same length. No, that’s an old lady AND a young woman at the same time. But what about audio illusions? Those don’t get nearly enough play, so to speak. That’s why AsapSCIENCE wants to trick your brain with sounds instead of sights using a number of famous paradoxes.

For a better look at the Shepard tone illusion that the video ends with, these two videos below are also pretty useful.

(via AsapSCIENCE)

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