By on April 17, 2007, with 122 Comments

Adam Cline found another audio illusion for me to put on the site. I tried serving it through Google Mail podcast player, but it didn’t work. This audio illusion works in a same way as holophonic matchbox mp3s. Visit our audio illusions category for more cool illusionary mp3s. Don’t forget to hear Shepard’s Paradox, and be sure to check your hearing at “Ringtone audible only to under 20 year olds“. Oh, I almost forgot to mention:

This effect works best if you put on your headphones on. Download and listen to the Virtual Haircut mp3.

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122 Responses
  1. Julie says:

    :O This is amazing if you listen with head phones and shut your eyes in a dark place it really makes it sound real all of my friends have tryed it even me and it is soo cool when its done you even cheak your hair because it sound so real just brilliant

  2. Jamodawg says:

    Scares me when he puts the bag on me.

  3. Mohannad says:

    Magnificent !!

    I liked it so much

    ^_^

  4. Charlie says:

    Whoever made this should REALLY make another one.

  5. qwertyuiop says:

    the whisper is so creepy!
    and the bag is quite scary too

  6. Someone says:

    the conversation is very funny

  7. I had a listen to this haircut dealeo without any information before hand. Just “listen to this”. So you can scratch out the power of suggestion in my case. Some people may be more inclined to say “this is sweet” if they have been told it is, the power of suggestion always operates to a different degree with different people. However, I was wowed by my trip to the “virtual barber” based purely on my experience there. Pretty neato!

    If you heard some slightly fancier stereo, then you did hear something different. That difference may leave a bigger impression on some people than others for any number of reasons. If something is hyped up, I know I will have a tendancy to dismiss it as no big deal before even experiencing it, in most circumstances anyway. It’s part of my conditioned reaction to things that are hyped up. That may be a little of what is going on for some people.

    And hey, if you don’t hear anything worth fussing over, then that’s just how it is.

    Did I mention it was awesome? ;)

  8. M says:

    This really freaked me out.

  9. Daaaaaaaaaaaaave says:

    WHERE CAN I FIND MORE??? THIS is AMAZING!

  10. jakate says:

    super awseome really cool i feel like shoutung dont cut ma hair heheeh lolz

  11. MOI hasn’t posted any new audio illusions in awhile… they are awesome

  12. prasad says:

    Elaa Elaaa……. wow max……

  13. Shelbers says:

    Creeped me out….

  14. Random says:

    I’ve never been so freaked out before. Holy fu…

  15. Omkar says:

    Really fantastic and mind blowing…

  16. sourabh says:

    Its awesome yr!..superb keep it up(‘-’)

  17. Grace says:

    i got a nice haircut! :)

  18. Anonymous says:

    What is the name of the algorithm?

  19. isabella says:

    OMG… I always scream when he whispers in my ear. Seems like he is by my side. :O

  20. M says:

    i’m not getting it =( can someone help me out?

  21. Ava says:

    ahh thats sooo creepy =(

  22. Molly says:

    OMG!!! It felt like I was actually in there!!! SO SCARY!!!! XD

  23. mrscorcher1 says:

    its better if you close ur eyes

  24. Ryan says:

    Can someone explain what the illusion is here? To me it just seems as if the audio is being panned from one speaker to another. Is the panning itself some sort of illusion?

  25. Megan says:

    Wow!! This is amazing! The part where he whispered and the part where he put the bag over my head was so creepy, cause it sounded so real!
    Do this but with your eyes closed, and wear headphones!

  26. Imtiaz says:

    Just simply owsome :)

  27. coady says:

    its cool because where my computer is they seemed to actually walk through my house except when he washed his hands

  28. I well creeped out when he put the electric reazor to my ear and when he out the bag over my head!!! =)

  29. Emily says:

    So awesome!!!
    Really addicting!!

    • sindy006618 says:

      i know i cant stop listening to it!! my friend started screaming when she listened to it all because it was a joke and we really were cutting off all of her hair lol!!!

    • sindy006618 says:

      she thought we cut off her hairbut we didnt just wanted to clarify that

  30. sareen says:

    oh .i feel very creepy

  31. snehal says:

    wow amazin!!!
    i was so scared when he started cuttin hairs…
    it seems to b real…

  32. Jesenia says:

    Tris Sony work

  33. enc0d3r says:

    upload something similar to virtual barber shop

  34. enc0d3r says:

    this one really Awesome

  35. Bloog says:

    Its awesome!! i got goosebumps all over my body!!!

  36. nobody says:

    AWESOME!!!

  37. Dilu_BGR says:

    Really really Mind blowing sound. we enjoyed mostly

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