Decipher mysterious sounds with this matching game
Sounds can play tricks on you—can you decipher the truth? (Pixabay/)We know you are bored at home right now—we are too. Here are some puzzles and brainteasers to challenge your family and friends with, either in person or over video chat.Clamor comes in many packages, from abstract waveforms, to countless spoken words in thousands of languages, to mathematically complex values like the decibel. With such cryptic disguises, it’s no surprise that noise plays tricks on us. Reveal the truth with this trio of matching games.WaveformsIn the studio, recorded audio appears onscreen as waveforms, as shown below. Can you pair the spoken words with their corresponding squiggles? (PopSci/) Waveform Answers (Spoiler!) 1B, 2E, 3C, 4A, 5D OnomatopoeiaFolks’ verbalizations of animal clatter shifts depending on their locale. Can you connect a critter’s language of origin to its onomatopoeia? (PopSci/) Onomatopoeia Answers (Spoiler!) 1B, 2D, 3E, 4A, 5C Sci-fi Special EffectsSound designers score a variety of sci-fi features, from...