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And Now: Why Breathing Helium Makes You Talk Like a Squirrel

Posted on January 14th, 2010 by axb

Squirrel-Cute

Watch as the Mythbusters explain why inhaling different gases can temporarily change the pitch of your voice:

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Read more about acoustical engineering here, and stay tuned for our upcoming story about Auto-Tune and sound engineering.

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