Can you prove that silence exists ?

Question

What repeatable demonstrable proofs that are objective not subjective could be used .

Answer 1

No I, or you cannot prove that silence exists.

Because like weight and colour in and of itself silence does not exist. It's impossible.

I think it's equally impossible to live without the normal deposits of it through life. Without silence there wouldn't be music, sound would become appreciably meaningless and assuming that our bodies and other physically present things would be forced to fill the silence we would find it quite difficult to live.

so basically there are no demonstrably objective and repeatable proofs that could prove this. nor i think would there be any use.
really good question!

Answer 2

Hummm. Well. Silence really exists, because in the contrary case, we could not even understand your question (neither I could try to answer to it).

I wanna say: if silence is the lack/absence of noise, e.g., then it exists and this can be proved, repeatedly, as you can think.

And the fact the one cannot prove by demonstration something does not follow that the think in question does not exist. For instance: liberty, love, nation, soul... and so on.

Last, it's wrong asking for something that any one on Earth can give. And this is the case of objective proofs of the existence of the silence (disconsidering the obvious things). It's the same if one asks to a child to read in sth in a language which s/he has never heard...

Ok. Think in the esbsence of noise and then you'll have your answer just like you want it.

ie - B r a z i l

Answer 3

If I had to simply prove that silence exists, I would use noise; hammer something or play loud abrasive "music" for a minute, and then remark on the relief when the noise ended. Thus; silence, meaning the absence of any noise.

Answer 4

You cannot prove that silence exists, as silence is a subjective, human perception of no sound.

No sound exists in a vacuum, but for it to be defined as silence, a human must be present in the vacuum!!

Answer 5

Try putting an oscilloscope in one of those negative acoustic rooms. They're designed to absorb all frequencies of sound. Also try putting an oscilloscope in a bell jar where you've created a vaccuum, and tap on the glass. You'll get nothing, as sound is a type of wave, which needs molecules to vibrate in order to transmit it. Silence does not occur naturally, it needs to be artificially created.

Answer 6

you cant prove the non existence of something. silence doesnt truly exist, the world our environment is always on the go. it never sleeps, a bit like rust. so, just because its outside our audible range, doesnt mean its silent... subsonic and supersonic are way of our heariing scale... yet we dont hear earthquakes until they happen... but even whilst were all asleep the ground moves, tectonic activity...

even in a soundproof booth... insulated and isolated theres still sound, your heart beating for one. you close the door and go outside leaving a microphone on inside.. is it silent? no, what about radio waves and the natural decay of radiation... one only needs a radio, teh other a geiger counter...and its alll rather noisy..

as marconi proved in 1933, a long wave signal can circumnavigate the world... England to New Zealand... you cannot destroy energy...and radio waves like radiation hang around forever...

this is riipley, last surviving member of the nostromo signing off..

in space no one can hear you scream... ..

Answer 7

Noise requires sounds waves, so where sound waves don't exist nor does sound - In all fairness I don't suppose there are many places on earth where there is absolute silence (if at all) but there must be places elsewhere in the universe where sound has not reached as they suppose the universe is expanding at the speed of light and sound doesn't travel that fast.

Answer 8

Create, under a glass bowl an athmosphere-free situation (it means without air, you have to suck it out). In there a radio must be placed, but not be in contact with any parts of the glass or the floor of the experiment. It can be as loud as you want, but there will be only silence.

Answer 9

to use an old parable
if a tree falls in the forest and there is nobody around to hear it does it make a noise.............scientists answer to this dilemma was that if there are sound waves produced but no receiver to interpret the sound then there is no sound.....but the sound did exist but was never heard therefore silence also exists

Answer 10

The upshot of all of this is:
For a sound wave to travel there must be a medium for it to travel through e.g. Water, Air or Custard.
Sound cannot travel through a vacuum hence for absolute silence you must be in space.
Ignore the explosions in science fiction films they are just for dramatic effect.