Why Does Helium Make Your Voice Squeaky?

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Why Does Helium Make Your Voice Squeaky?

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Jan 1, 2019

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If you take a pull of air from a helium balloon, you'll sound like a cartoon version of yourself for a few seconds. Learn why helium makes you so high pitched in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jan 1, 2019

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