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Experiment: Does sound affect your taste?

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Here’s a simple way to find out whether your taste buds are affected by what you listen to – grab a coffee and watch this video.

Science has shown how certain sounds can make crisps taste crunchier, oysters taste saltier, and aeroplane food taste bad. 

But could sounds play tricks on your taste buds?

To find out, try out this simple test. Make yourself a coffee, put some headphones on, and tell us on Facebook or Twitter if or how you think its taste changes when you listen to the two tracks played in the video above.

Bonus fact: The video also reveals what is the best drink to have on an aeroplane and why.

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