Behind The Music: Tongues (Synopsis: They Are Gross)

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I’m sure USC’s Speech Articulation group gained all sorts of important phonological insights from these videos of an opera singer and a beatboxer doing their respective things in an MRI machine. Here’s the insight I gained: tongues are gross.


December 10, 2009
Science

Animations Of X-rays Of Mouths Talking Make Me Never Want To Talk Again

The human body is a majestic and unsettling thing, isn’t it? Just look at these absolutely insane animations of mouths as they talk. They make me feel all… funny.