Aztec death whistles don't fit into any existing Western classification for wind instruments; they seem to be a unique kind of "air spring" whistle, based on CT scans of some of the artifacts.

The Sound Researchers Are Calling ‘Most Terrifying in the World’ The 'Aztec Death Whistle' terrified people five centuries ago. The effect seemingly is the same even now, stated the Daily Mail.

Aztec death whistles have a unique instrumental construction . To understand the physical mechanisms behind the whistle's shrill and screeching sound, a team of researchers at the University of ...

A noise dubbed the ‘most terrifying sound in the world’ that was last thing people heard before death was caught on doorbell footage.

A study looking into the sound created by an mesoamerican instrument known as the Aztec 'death whistle' revealed the effect it had on the brain.

The skull-shaped body of the Aztec death whistle may represent Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec Lord of the Underworld. Credit: Sascha Frühholz / UZH The so-called Aztec “death whistle” is an instrument ...

Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams. Thread starter JournalBot; Start date Nov 20, 2024; Jump to latest Follow Reply Nov 20, 2024; Replies: 113 ...

Swiss and Norwegian neuroscientists have discovered that the ancient Aztec death whistle -- often credited with emitting the scariest sound on earth -- still terrifies people today due to a primal ...

“Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short, carved instruments made of two opposing chambers where air could clash and create a “screeching sound,” according to a Nov. 19 news ...

The Aztec death whistle is a mesoamerican ... The body of the whistle holds two opposing chambers that are each constructed to disturb airflow and create the whistle’s tell-tale screeching sound.

The chilling sound of the Aztec death whistle. University of Zurich. Journal Communications Psychology DOI 10.1038/s44271-024-00157-7. Keywords ...