does sound exist if there is no one around to hear it
2006-11-13 06:52:48 · 12 answers · asked by *Punk&Disorderly* 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
No, the faries know that no one is around so thousands of them flutter up from the cover of ferns, they catch the tree and gently lower it into the hands of waiting elves and goblins.
2006-11-13 07:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One may say that "It's not all about you" may fit well here. It is not about who or what is around to hear the fall, it is about the tree. Therefore, I think, yes, a sound is made.
2006-11-13 07:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by Semi-charmed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it does...Sound is a wave formation...just because there were no eardrums to receive the waves doesn't mean the waves weren't created.
A tree can receive the waves created by your voice, so why couldn't it receive the waves created by another tree falling over?
2006-11-13 07:01:24 · answer #3 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you be sure that the tree has really fallen if one one is around to witness the fall?
2006-11-13 07:49:33 · answer #4 · answered by Chevalier 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it does not. The scientific definition of a "sound" requires a receiver or someone to hear it. So if no one is there, there is technically no "sound"
2006-11-13 07:02:04 · answer #5 · answered by jyanks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fallen tree and the sound shall resonate in all eternity.
2006-11-13 08:50:41 · answer #6 · answered by scruff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you leave the radio on and leave your car, is it still playing? The sound is the vibration of air waves, whether you hear it or not.
2006-11-13 06:59:48 · answer #7 · answered by John 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it simply depends on your definition of sound
if it is vibrations traveling through the air then yes it does
if your definition is that sound is what you hear then no
2006-11-13 07:05:16 · answer #8 · answered by supremecritic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a matter of semantics, no, it does not make a sound since sound is waves that are perceived. otherwise, it is just a vibration of waves.
2006-11-13 06:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by hunger artist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your question does not exist
2006-11-13 07:00:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋