Ancient Recorded Laughter Used as Movie Promo

The narrator explains the circumstances in the video.

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Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 23, 2014
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Things really haven't progressed to far in the laugh-track business, has it?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/23/14 at 09:36 AM

IIRC- Using laser scans, some scientists were able to get voice recordings of off "ancient" vases from when they were being made? ❓

Posted by BMN on 06/23/14 at 10:52 AM

@BMN: I'm going to calm Missouri residency on that one.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/23/14 at 12:32 PM

@BMN -- I remember reading about that. I think the jury's still out whether it was someone a bit over-enthusiastic to prove a theory or an outright hoax. The theory is plausible, but the mechanics would be a miracle of happenstance.

Posted by Phideaux on 06/23/14 at 02:08 PM

It has been disproved, but not when I read about it! Scroll down to Past Interpretations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeoacoustics

Posted by BMN on 06/23/14 at 03:06 PM

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