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Which tone kept going?

Play the film with sound at a comfortable level. Listen to A and B before the reveal.

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Both versions use the same 680 Hz tone and a 300 millisecond break. In A, the break is silent. In B, a burst of noise fills it. Some listeners hear the tone continue through the noise, a phenomenon called auditory continuity.

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