Laurel or Yanny explained: why do some people hear a different word? A tweet from the US Air Force linking the conflict in Afghanistan with the ‘Yanny or Laurel’ internet debate. Photograph: US Air Force/TwitterThe tweet sought to link, somewhat awkwardly, the conflict to an internet debate over an audio file in which listeners can hear either the word “Laurel” or “Yanny”. U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) We apologize for the earlier tweet regarding the A-10. After questions at a Pentagon briefing about whether the tweet was appropriate, the air force deleted it and expressed regrets for the attempt at humour.

Source: The Guardian May 18, 2018 00:33 UTC