Morgan Freeman sounds strangely pubescent on helium

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Morgan Freeman sounds strangely pubescent on helium
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You know his smooth, unmistakable baritone as the voice of the Olympics, Visa, and even God. But now, in his role hosting the fifth season of Through the Wormhole, a documentary series on the Science Channel about the mysteries of the universe, Morgan Freeman is taking things up a notch — literally.

In a clip from the show, Freeman talks about using strange situations to explore scientific concepts. What's really important, though, is that he inhales helium from a balloon right before speaking, taking the rumbling voice we've come to love and turning it into the high, squeaky pitch of an adolescent boy.

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.