Via Metacafe, here's an audio/visual illusion involving reading lips and seeing voices (nothing to do with synaesthesia) called the McGurk Effect.
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Multimedia Friday - McGurk Effect Illusion
Category: Language • Psychology • Video • Vision
Posted on: October 12, 2007 8:00 AM, by Sandra Kiume
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Curious. All I heard was bah-bah-bah. In the video-only, I could not tell what the speaker was producing. He was simply opening his mouth.
Posted by: 6EQUJ5 | October 12, 2007 9:18 AM
Likewise, I heard "bah, bah, bah" regardless of what was going on in the video. Interesting.
Posted by: Dennis | October 12, 2007 9:23 AM
Another vote for Bah-bah-bah here.
Posted by: ukko | October 12, 2007 9:38 AM
Another vote for ba ba ba....
Posted by: Jonathan El-Bizri | October 12, 2007 12:56 PM