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Uploaded on Jul 3, 2006

Close your eyes, play this movie, and listen. Open your eyes, replay and listen again. Is he saying "ba ba" or "da da"? It's called the McGurk effect. The man in this video, and its creator, is Arnt Maasø, associate professor at the University of Oslo.

References include:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGurk_E...
http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/peop...
http://www.youtube.com/arnte

I uploaded this a long time ago after grabbing it from an antediluvian webpage Arnt had on his university's site. I let him know that I had put it on this thing called YouTube and volunteered to remove it (since it's his); he actually responded very nicely and said, "the more, the merrier." Thanks Arnt!

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  • galpal613

    hi! I'm interested in using this video. Who can I contact about getting permission to download this video for an educational presentation? Thank you.

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  • hmcnally

    Please read the comments for this video for details on its original creator and how to contact him. He's a college professor who granted me permission to upload it, so I doubt he'll give you any grief.

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  • Alexander Vladimirovich

    Lady Gaga, Lady Baba or Lady Dada?

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  • George Curiel

    I hear ba ba but his mouthing the words da da it's a visual affect tricking your mind into thinking he is saying da da but in reality it's ba ba

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  • joe dawson

    nope, i just hear ba ba

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  • davidiscoolerthanu

    ba ba ba ba to da da da da cool

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  • ZAWERZAW

    i don't feel difference

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  • tru7hhimself

    works better than the one from the bbc video.

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  • JokerCrowe

    All we want is radio Baba!

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  • DimmeDriver

    Like for LTH!

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  • Kamrie Mammola

    I heard bah bah, and then la la .... weird!

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  • jepuskar

    I heard. "I need to shave", "I need to shave"

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  • erik4727

    When you open and close your eyes in between, it sounds like says ba da

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