Big Names of the Online Gaming Community Chime in on the ‘Yanny or Laurel’ Debate – Ft. Nadeshot, OpTic Scump, KEEMSTAR, and more!
Every so often, a phenomenon captures the spotlight of the internet in a massive way, leading to large-scale discussions and disagreements.
Currently, that phenomenon is the “Yanny or Laurel?” audio clip, which has captured the attention of millions of users of social media.
The “Yanny or Laurel?” audio file is a one-word snippet of recorded audio which the listener must decide whether the voice is saying the word “Yanny” or “Laurel.”
What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I
— Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018
This has seemingly divided the social media population into two, with one side claiming that they hear one word while the other side hearing the other.
Celebrities, athletes, politicians, and, yes, big names within the online gaming community, have all chimed in on what they believe is being said the audio file.
Here are tweets from some of the most prominent members of the onling gaming and content creation community about the “Yanny or Laurel” phenomenon.
It’s yanny, if you hear Laurel, you are 100% pretending to be different, so that makes you a weirdo, and a stinky noodle.
— Hector Rodriguez (@OpTicH3CZ) May 16, 2018
Bro…. I just asked Jude what she heard (Yanny Vs Laurel) without showing her the video, just straight sound, when I opened it I heard “Laurel” where before I heard “Yanny” WTF… (she and Liv both heard Yanny btw)
— Hector Rodriguez (@OpTicH3CZ) May 16, 2018
I've heard both Yanny and Laurel and now I don't know what to believe
— 100T Nadeshot (@Nadeshot) May 16, 2018
Yanny or Laurel, what do you hear? The pros weigh in. This is The Scope Powered by @GFUELEnergy.#CWLPS4 Pro League is LIVE now at https://t.co/pUVEvOiNYf
Info: https://t.co/FTbPdlSBWE pic.twitter.com/aIh4I0ALLx— MLG (@MLG) May 16, 2018
Laurel
— Seth Abner (@OpTic_Scumper) May 17, 2018
Oh and it's def #yanny
— Matt Morello (@MattMrX) May 16, 2018
Laurel 100%
— KEEM (@KEEMSTAR) May 16, 2018
I hear laurel now finally, took me ages
— Harry (@wroetoshaw) May 17, 2018
Who tf is Laurel?… and wtf is a yanny?
— FaZe Banks (@Banks) May 16, 2018
Laurel & yanny ain't got shit on this dress tho pic.twitter.com/rzHta44kLr
— FaZe Banks (@Banks) May 16, 2018
IT’S LAUREL
IT’S LAUREL
IT’S LAUREL
IF U DISAGREE U PLAYIN URSELF— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) May 16, 2018
BRUH 1 MORE PERSON TELL ME IT’S YANNY I DARE U pic.twitter.com/ei32CcHRU1
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) May 16, 2018
Do you guys hear Yanny or Laurel?
IF YOU HEAR LAUREL YOU MIGHT BE CRAZY BECAUSE I 100% HEAR YANNY WTF. pic.twitter.com/4hAyksjjSn
— NoahJ456 (@NoahJ456) May 15, 2018
the yanny laurel thing actually stresses me tf out
— davis. (@OpTicHitch) May 16, 2018
