You're listening to Brains On, we're serious about being curious.

Brains On is supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Hey, Manaka here. I'm out roaming the soundplanes for mystery sounds.

Well, okay, by soundplanes I mean my home. There are great sounds here too.

First of all, there are so many everyday sounds to spot.

I think of cars passing by on the street, the clack of a keyboard.

But today, I'm searching high-pitched and low-pitched looking for extra special stuff.

Small sounds that you might not really listen to all the time.

And everyone knows these kinds of sounds are drowned out by loud noises.

So I must use ninja-level stealth.

Oh, here's one. Bird singing outside the window.

That's going in my sound bag. You might have to listen a little more closely for this one.

The satisfying click of a good soap pump.

Kind of snag that too. Oh, here's a good one.

Opening a fizzy drink.

Oh, those are good. I think I can catch a couple more.

How about the gentle click of turning on a lamp and laundry folding sound?

Oh, sounds so warm and fresh. Oh, an elevator button ding.

Uh-huh, now we're going places. Wow, I found so many great mystery sounds.

I can't wait for everyone to sample this brilliant bouquet of, oh, now what's...

Oh, shoot. I dropped all my sounds. I guess I'll have to click some more.

As they say, not all sounds stick around. Gotta listen closely before they fade.

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