People are flocking to social media over CBS Mornings presenters' response to a recreation of a mummy's voice.
In 2020, researchers decided to try and find out what those in Ancient Egypt may have sounded like all those hundreds of thousands years ago.
You may think you already know what noise a mummy makes from playing video games such as The Mummy, or even because you've watched film or TV like The Mummy, but you've definitely never heard anything like this before. Take a listen here:
Focusing their investigation on a 3,000-year-old mummy named Nesyamun, a team of researchers in England decided to investigate what the ancient Egyptian priest sounded like.
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The priest was a perfect choice because of the condition his remains were found in - the mummification making sure he was well preserved - as well as the mummy having been buried with the wish to be able to speak after death.
In order to replicate his voice, the team of scientists recreated the mummy's mouth and vocal chords using a 3D printer.
They were then able to produce a single sound of what the priest sounded like.
While the research is an impressive feat for modern technology, and Nesyamun was probably very grateful to have his dying wish fulfilled, presenters on CBS Mornings couldn't help but have a chuckle over the recreation of the mummy's voice.
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In a clip from the programme, the presenters can be seen mimicking the sound and howling with laughter after the report is over.
One presenter says: "That's reaching the limit of how many times I could hear it, it's like between eight and ten."
The trio also decide to whack out some mummy moves, waving their hands around in the air for good measure.
In an attempt to compose themselves - but unable to - another of the presenters tries to explain: "The mummy's tongue muscles had deteriorated so much over time that they could not be scanned or copied, but scientists hope that this technology can someday be used to recreate a living person's voice."
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"So it's the tone, the pitch, type of idea. Not to create words without having the tongue," the other presenter chimes.
And the third - unable to hide a smirk - resolves: "It's fascinating. Nice job."
Many social media users had a similar response to the presenters.
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One said: "I started tearing up with those emotional words from the mummy."
"This is hilarious. I love that they rub it in and play it on repeat. Pure gold," a second commented.
A third wrote: "Pharaoh: 'So, what do you think of the new pyramid?' This mummy: 'Eeeeh.'"
However, others were quick to point out what an impressive feat the recreation is.
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A user said: "Imagine being the mummy of a very powerful pharaoh that died 3000 years ago and now being mocked by an American TV show (and the whole internet afterwards)."
And a final resolved: "Funny voice aside, I find it pretty wholesome that these scientists went out of their way to fulfill the dying wish of a man who passed away so many centuries ago."
UNILAD has contacted CBS Mornings for comment.
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