By Vurdlak on April 17, 2007, with 138 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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: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
Scares me when he puts the bag on me.
Magnificent !!
I liked it so much
^_^
Whoever made this should REALLY make another one.
the whisper is so creepy!
and the bag is quite scary too
the conversation is very funny
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? ;)
This really freaked me out.
WHERE CAN I FIND MORE??? THIS is AMAZING!
super awseome really cool i feel like shoutung dont cut ma hair heheeh lolz
MOI hasn’t posted any new audio illusions in awhile… they are awesome
Elaa Elaaa……. wow max……
Creeped me out….
I’ve never been so freaked out before. Holy fu…
Really fantastic and mind blowing…
Its awesome yr!..superb keep it up(‘-’)
i got a nice haircut! :)
What is the name of the algorithm?
OMG… I always scream when he whispers in my ear. Seems like he is by my side. :O
i’m not getting it =( can someone help me out?
ahh thats sooo creepy =(
OMG!!! It felt like I was actually in there!!! SO SCARY!!!! XD
its better if you close ur eyes
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?
if you close your eyes and use headphones it sounds like you are there
Idiot you need HEADPHONES
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!
Just simply owsome :)
its cool because where my computer is they seemed to actually walk through my house except when he washed his hands
I well creeped out when he put the electric reazor to my ear and when he out the bag over my head!!! =)
So awesome!!!
Really addicting!!
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!!!
she thought we cut off her hairbut we didnt just wanted to clarify that
oh .i feel very creepy
So good
wow amazin!!!
i was so scared when he started cuttin hairs…
it seems to b real…
Tris Sony work
upload something similar to virtual barber shop
this one really Awesome
Its awesome!! i got goosebumps all over my body!!!
AWESOME！！！
Really really Mind blowing sound. we enjoyed mostly
Oh, what a wonderful experience! So realistic to the point to be almost scary… plastic bag on the head… whoa!
where can i download this mp3
This is marvelous..,,,really freaking …omg…its wonderful…just listened n nokia n8 with sterio headphones !!
OOOOH my gosh! That felt soo real!!!
incredible …..i
It makes me shiver and it actually tickles when the razor is ‘moving around my head’ Wow…
its really awsome but anyone can tell me, tht in t end he was telling about Digital algorithm “Zatara” …. what does it means ??
can u plz tell me …
like this!
omg that is soo wierd! i felt like i needed to check my hair was still there after hed finished, and he scared the hell out of me when he whispered in my ear! i thought someone was really there!
Awesome…….cool illusion
i like most to listen haircut of barber shop.
I have been fascinated by stereo, and panning effects every since discovered FM radio as a child.
My world forever changed.
Now that I am an adult music producer, I still work panning effects into my music wherever possible and try to give my listener an added treat in their ears. Especially when they have on headphones.
I thoroughly enjoyed this.
The ‘whisper’ in the left ear and the ‘bag over the head’ parts were my favorites.
:-)
I u
Creepy but cool!
Well, I wasn’t expecting that to work as well as it did, but well done. Also, the part where Luigi puts the plastic bag over your head freaked me out a bit.