2006-11-23 00:45:31 · 21 answers · asked by sue_frrst 1 in Environment
The tree crashing will produce atmospheric disturbances that would oscillate in the vicinity of which if an ear was there would interpret it as sound but sound is vibrations of air so yes it would make a sound just nobody would hear it.
Similarly if a branch fell into a pond and nobody was there to see it would the water surface still ripple? Yes it would.
2006-11-23 00:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-11-23 08:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-11-23 08:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then how do you know that a tree fell in the forest???
2006-11-23 08:47:52 · answer #4 · answered by sum1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very interesting question, although the answer is not that simple. Albert Einstein with his special theory of relativity would answer a plain 'no' but I say 'yes'. Since the late Einstein was be default brighter than me you ought to take the 'no' for a correct answer. But keep in mind that I insist to my 'yes'
For further reading:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/www/
2006-11-23 08:55:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it makes a sound which is " Boy I'm glad no one was around to see that" lol
2006-11-23 09:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by bigjg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it wouldn't because sound is only made by the reverberation in our ear drums so if there was no-one there to hear the sound there would be no sound !
2006-11-23 08:50:44 · answer #7 · answered by Fran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will let you know after I ask the tree.
2006-11-23 08:50:33 · answer #8 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course...trees don't need an audience to make a sound (not like some PEOPLE I've met) LOL!
2006-11-23 08:49:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes but if a fat girl fell over in the forrest while there was nobody there to winess it, would the trees laugh?
2006-11-23 08:48:45 · answer #10 · answered by Claude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋