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How Sounds are Electrically Perceived Determines Our Inclination Towards Them

Regular and rhythmic electricity creates a pleasant sound, like a perfect fifth in music. However, irregular and chaotic electricity creates an unpleasant sound, like a minor second. There is a relationship between the type of electricity a sound produces and how it makes us feel. Scientists refer to pleasant sounds as consonant and unpleasant sounds as dissonant.

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