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2006-10-30 23:07:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
That's a Schroedinger's Cat problem.
They question should be "...does it make a sound?".
2006-10-30 23:11:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the question should go "If a tree falls in the woods does it make a sound?"
The answer to your question would probably be "no" because nobody was there to hear it.
The answer to my question would be "it depends on your definition of sound." If you need someone or an animal to hear it in order for it to be called "sound" then the answer is "no". If the definition of sound is something that generates sound waves, then the answer would be "yes".
2006-10-31 07:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by Terry I 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fun
If you mean 'hear', then it can be presumed that if the sound wave created does not diminish below the threshold of human hearing or the butterfly effect of the fall does not cause extend 'at all' beyond the zone of activity then it will not be heard :D. Otherwise it will, but there's no way to connect the subsequent sound with the event unless the listener is particularly clued in and aware of their surroundings.
:D Next funny question?
2006-10-31 07:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by arcaneerudite 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a tree falls in the forest
and no, anyone would not hear it if there was no evidence of confirmation
you can't get the answer to everything without observation
like saying if a person saw a ghost
2006-10-31 07:16:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends if hear is spelled here and if anyone is there. Now if it's a quantum tree, it may depend on the observer. Is there such a thing as Schroedinger's tree ?
2006-10-31 07:13:51 · answer #5 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i remember a show called gentle ben,about an adopted bear.at the end of the season ben the bear is doing his biz,when all of a sudden a tree falls at him!.he didnt hear the fall ,but felt the impact of 5 tons of long needle knotty pine,anyway if you do happen to, please think of "ben"
2006-10-31 07:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by swashbuckler82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say:
Yes they do
(
provided that:
they are at hearing distance,
they 're not deaf,
the incident doesn't happen in the middle of a loud storm - thus preventing anybody from hearing anything -,
ambient noise is low enough,
atmosphere doesn't suddenly dissaper, so sound can still travel,
...
etc
)
BUT, (the real question is) CAN YOU TAKE MY WORD FOR IT?
2006-10-31 07:21:41 · answer #7 · answered by fanis t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
here it? Where it? ohhhh You mean‘t HEAR IT LOLOL
AND YES every tree that falls in the Forrest is heard by someone.
2006-10-31 07:17:21 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends if anyone is in the woods I guess.
2006-10-31 07:09:18 · answer #9 · answered by Lydjos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did the tree fall if there was nobody to observe it?
2006-10-31 07:47:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋