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A hundred years after that first case of

White Rabbit Project

A hundred years afterthat first case of "talking machine" rage, Bell Telephone debuted...

White Rabbit Project • S01E07 • 2016

A hundred years after
that first case of "talking machine" rage, Bell Telephone debuted their "Voder"
at the New York World Fair. The machine uses only two sounds,
produced electrically. One of these represents the breath: The other, the vibration
of the vocal cords: Played together,
and Voder really came to life. She saw me. Voder could even throw
in some human-like speech inflection. - Who saw you?
- She saw me. -Whom did she see?
-She saw me. That's when the machine-that-can-talk
infestation began

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A hundred years after that first case of "talking machine" rage,

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Bell Telephone debuted their "Voder" at the New York World Fair.

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The machine uses only two sounds, produced electrically.

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One of these represents the breath:

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The other, the vibration of the vocal cords:

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Played together, and Voder really came to life.

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She saw me.

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Voder could even throw in some human-like speech inflection.

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- Who saw you? - She saw me.

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-Whom did she see? -She saw me.

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That's when the machine-that-can-talk infestation began.

Duration

44 seconds

Views

24

Timestamp in Movie

00:19:22

Uploaded

Oct 31, 2025

Season

1

Episode

7

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Movie Summary

Scientists investigate unusual events from pop culture, science and history.