The bird-call effect, which resembles the warble of the Mexican quetzal bird, a sacred animal in Mayan culture, was first recognized by California-based acoustic engineer David Lubman in 1998. The 'chirp' can be triggered by a handclap made at the base of the staircase.

I saw that shit in some shitty rom-com movie.

Several years later, my mother and I were in NYC for a once in a lifetime trip. I recognized the place where the movie was shot. My mother was all like, "Reeeeee we have to keep going!"

I was like, "Chill, breh, give me 3 minutes to check something out!"

She dragged her feet to the same spot I saw in the movie. I whispered, "Rick Steves doesn't have all the answers to the dopest shit in NYC."

And she fucking lost her shit!

I felt like a baller and a half as I whispered that she should "put the maps away and just chill for a bit or else she'd miss the masonry."

She gave me props for the surprise... but I was still forced to look at dumbass fabric and jewelry for half a day.

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