This is ‘the most terrifying sound in the world’ — hear the Aztec Death Whistle
September 28, 2023
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0:42Now PlayingThis is ‘the most terrifying sound in the world’ — hear the Aztec Death Whistle
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as posted by the channelFor those who want to celebrate Halloween like it’s 1399: Scientists are sending shivers down the internet’s spine by recreating an ancient “Aztec Death Whistle” that’s said to emit the “most terrifying sound in the world.”
The macabre kazoo is detailed in a new video produced by the Action Lab, a group of proud internet nerds who specialize in mind-bending experiments.
“The sound that the death whistle makes innately strikes fear into your heart,” intoned presenter James J. Orgill in the clip while holding a 3D-printed version of the instrument.
The Brigham Young University engineering grad then plays an audio clip of the scream machine, which evokes a bloodcurdling, banshee-like shriek that evokes a sound effect from a haunted house attraction. (We dare you not to jump!)
Orgill points out that this is not a “human scream” but rather the sound emitted by the replica of a skull-shaped artifact originally found by archaeologists in Mexico in 1999.
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