If an old person falls down in their home alone. do they make a sound??

Question

baffles me even today!!

Answer 1

Sound is a pressure wave in a medium like the atmosphere, so yes. Even if the old person in question is deaf, they will make a crash, crack, and moaning sound if they fall.

Answer 2

Russ,
How about this, would a young person falling on the floor make a noise. I guess the answer is yes. The difference is the old person may not be able to control him or herself. But the young person could probably control his situaution if he or she wasn't high on drugs or alcohol, like you.
TDCWH

Answer 3

I think it would because the hearing aids would at least register the sound, but that doesn't necessarily mean the old person will hear it. The dog they use as their only companion may hear it as well.

Answer 4

im sure they do.. im not old but when i fall down and im alone i make a sound... whats wrong with that?

Answer 5

Thats totally freaking mean of you. I hope you fall down and seriously injure yourself. You deserve to lay there all alone for a week before anyone finds and helps you. Maybe you will be naked when they find you so people can laugh hysterically at your hideous body.

Answer 6

yes, but it's not as loud as an old person pushing you down the stairs

Answer 7

I would think so;

Would an idiot trying to have a clever thought have smoke come out his ears if no one was there to witness it?

Answer 8

Yes, help me Ive fallen and I can get up

Answer 9

There would be a hell of a thump, and then the screech of the century. It would with me anyway!

Answer 10

just the sound of their hip snaping