If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it................ Do the squirles grab their nuts and run?
2006-12-12 18:36:44 · 10 answers · asked by lilly g 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
No, alas I am not a squirl, but I am very close personal friends with several. However they say this kind of info is confidential and they won't share.
2006-12-12 18:42:57 · update #1
Very very funny. Are you a squirrel and have you been in the woods lately?
2006-12-12 18:40:47 · answer #1 · answered by texasblueslady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know how that saying goes.. Now imagine you walk past a house on a street in a town you have never visited. You can see the outer walls and windows, but is there really anything inside? You will never know, but can only assume. That's escatly like the tree falling thing...
2006-12-12 18:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound is vibration transmitted by a reliable, liquid, or gasoline; somewhat, sound ability those vibrations composed of frequencies able to being detected by ears. so as that signifies that sure there is sound. yet that opens extra questions like Can something exist with out being perceived? the most instant philosophical topic that the riddle introduces contains the life of the tree (and its sound) outdoors of human concept. If no one is round to be certain, listen, contact or scent the tree, how ought to its life take position? what's it to say that it exists at the same time as such an life avoids all understanding? George Berkeley contained in the 18th century advanced subjective idealism, a metaphysical idea to respond to those questions, coined famously as "to be is to be perceived". immediately metaphysicians are chop up. in accordance to substance idea, a substance is different from its houses. in accordance to kit idea, an merchandise is purely its sense information. Or will we assume the unobserved international applications an same because the reported international? A appropriate question contains even if an unobserved adventure takes position predictably, like it takes position at the same time as it truly is reported. The anthropic theory signifies that the observer, purely in its life, ought to impose on the reality reported. even with the undeniable fact that, maximum folk, besides as scientists, assume that the observer doesn't replace even if the tree-fall motives a sound or no longer, yet it truly is a tricky declare to educate. Or what's the version between what something is, and how curiously? per chance the biggest topic the riddle gives you is the dep. between concept of an merchandise and how an merchandise somewhat is. If the tree exists outdoors of concept (as problem-free sense would dictate), then it truly is going to produce sound waves. even with the undeniable fact that, those sound waves received't somewhat sound like something. Sound because it truly is automatically understood will take position, yet sound because it truly is understood by sensation received't take position. This riddle illustrates John Locke's favourite massive distinction between well-known and secondary features. This massive distinction outlines which features are somewhat in an merchandise, and which features are not to any extent further. that's, a purple element is totally not purple, a sweet element is totally not sweet, a sound does no longer somewhat sound like something, yet a round merchandise is somewhat round. i wish i responded ya question
2016-11-26 00:21:17 · answer #3 · answered by kasperitis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on if the squirels are in the tree that is falling, or one it will fall on. If they are in the falling one, they will wait till it drops, then calmly grab their nuts!! If they are in the way of the falling tree they will grab their nuts nad run, cause there is nothing worse than crushed Nutts!!
2006-12-12 18:40:39 · answer #4 · answered by mizbehavingirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A tree falling would emit vibrations for a ear to interpret to be sound. If there is not ears around to interpret the sound then there is not a sound.
A sound is something interpreted by a ear, other wise it just vibrations and is not a sound...
Justin
2006-12-12 19:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
very funny. the squirles would only run and then retreive their nuts later.
2006-12-12 19:41:45 · answer #6 · answered by Poe B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm nuts one their bodies or the ones they eat. cuz if i wz a boy squirrell i would grab both. i love them they are cUTE
2006-12-12 21:04:55 · answer #7 · answered by *Heart~broken* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U R NUTS!!!!!!! thats why the squirells love u...
2006-12-12 18:48:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
squirrels are nuts about their nuts
2006-12-12 20:15:20 · answer #9 · answered by Michelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES ,If the tree has a nut........
2006-12-12 19:09:38 · answer #10 · answered by Sonu G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋