Name: What happens in your throat when you beatbox?
Uploaded: 2019-03-12T14:56:36Z
Duration: 17 min 10 s
Description: Viral beatboxer Tom Thum has an orchestra in his mouth, but how does he make all those sounds? Get an up-close-and-personal look as laryngeal surgeon Matthew Broadhurst sticks a camera down Thum's throat while he creates a mind-boggling array of noises. This hilarious, somewhat stomach-churning talk and performance is not for the squeamish! (Contains graphic medical imagery)

Viral beatboxer Tom Thum has an orchestra in his mouth, but how does he make all those sounds? Get an up-close-and-personal look as laryngeal surgeon Matthew Broadhurst sticks a camera down Thum's throat while he creates a mind-boggling array of noises. This hilarious, somewhat stomach-churning talk and performance is not for the squeamish! (Contains graphic medical imagery)

What happens in your throat when you beatbox?

Human vocal cords can collide over 2,000 times per second to create astonishing sounds, all without injury. Using a live camera feed, audiences witnessed the inner workings of beatboxing as vocal folds, tongue, and palate worked together in real time. Every whir, bass thump, and trumpet blast is the result of precise muscle control and anatomical mastery. Even the most outlandish noises stem from the flexibility and resilience of an average human throat.