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You guys want to see something terrifying? Behold the bizarre alien creature that is the human vocal cords.

This is a technique called laryngoscopy. Check out the link above for some background, if you can stomach it. If you’re especially brave, check out this Reddit thread with even more video examples of vibrating vocal folds in all their freaky glory.

Source: io9.com

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    Stuff like this amazes me!!
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    I’m proud that I identified those as the vocal folds before I read anything. Thank you estill.
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