Some say yes some say no.Whats your opinion?
2006-07-21 16:10:50 · 19 answers · asked by curious_john 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
noise is something that attracts attention or any sound that is undesired or interferes with one's hearing of something... so with this definition I could defintely say that it does not make any noise at all since no one hears it.
2006-07-21 17:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are a number of circumstances that might prevent a tree from making a noise when it falls, but that no one is around to hear it would not be one of them. For instance, if someone had created a vacuum all of a sudden in the area, the tree would not make a noise because sound waves require a medium in which to travel, so there would be no noise to hear. Or, if someone had but a great pile of feathers beneath the tree, the tree would, at best, make a thud.
Part of the problem here is confusion between the two questions: would anyone would hear the noise or know about the noise? and would there would be a noise? Unless there was a noise, no one would hear it nor know of it, but not conversely. Lot's of things occur that no one knows about, or hears.
Another part of problem is caused by failing to understand that what people hear are sounds, and sounds are waves in the air. Sounds are not the private and internal occurrences which are the perceptions of sounds, but not the sounds themselves. We don't hear the perceptions of sounds, but we hear sounds because we have the perceptions.
2006-07-21 23:39:38 · answer #2 · answered by Shane W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It creates the conditions necessary for there to be noise, but in order for it to be noise, there must be ears capable of hearing it close enough TO hear it. Even if no person is present, any woodlands creature near enough would hear it. Since that is usually the case, I'd say yes, it does make a noise when it falls.
2006-07-21 23:19:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, whether a sound is made IS NOT based on whether or not anyone can hear it. Saying so is ignorant. Sound happens. Yes, you need ears to KNOW that there is sound, but saying that something doesn't make a sound just because no one can hear it is RETARDED.
2006-07-22 05:48:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Noise is created when there are ears around to turn the sound waves into understandable sounds.
Sound waves are emitted, but because no one was around to translate those waves into noise, no noise was ever made.
2006-07-21 23:23:53 · answer #5 · answered by x_chasing_safety_x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it still makes a noise,just noone is around to hear it!
2006-07-21 23:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by melissa a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it still makes noise. when the tree falls it still causes air disturbances and vibrations, just because a human isn't there to hear them doesn't mean they didn't happen.
2006-07-21 23:16:28 · answer #7 · answered by sgtj01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! Because there is no one to hear the noise and noise bothers people and since there is no one to be bothered by it, no!
2006-07-21 23:13:49 · answer #8 · answered by Prince Charmant! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Just as surely as the sun shines behind the clouds.
2006-07-21 23:15:09 · answer #9 · answered by starmoishe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without Audience & witness, it makes noise when it falls.
2006-07-21 23:13:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋