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Auditory Illusions

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

The word "gray" is repeated over and over. A person
comments on what he hears. The "State Legislature" illusion
is illustrated; a cough replaces "gisla" in "legislative." A
ventriloquist gives a tip on how he works. A line from a
Bob Dylan song is played backwards and forwards. What
did he say? 3:53


WNYC archives id: 152008

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