and.. how do you know?
2007-02-21 01:10:58 · 18 answers · asked by netizen 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
depends on what you clap it against. and if you only touch your palm with your fingers you are just waving backwards.
because i usually have a drink in my hand when i need to clap!
2007-02-21 01:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by canguroargentino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like nothing because only one hand can't clap.
To clap means:"to strike (as two flat hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise"
You need two objects to clap, therefore if only one hand where to try and clap it wouldn't succeed or be considered a clap because the hand would then have to hit something to make it count as a clap.
The hand could clap air, but then it would make the sound that can't be heard by most hearing of something moving through the air and hitting it.
2007-02-21 01:23:13 · answer #2 · answered by minicoop_jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sound is that of restrained happiness, appreciation. Not all sounds are heard, some sound is inferred. We develop the stimulus response relationship until we know what someone means/feels based on very little interraction. Body language can hence produce the same response that words or in this case sounds do.
How do I know?....Based on past experiences.
2007-02-21 01:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by Wes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is clapping friend ..its the noise of putting two hands together in appreciation or any other stong emotion....the sound of swaying ur hand in air is negligible...almost nothing...and i know it from experience..so don't ask stupid questions ...lemme see whther u can clap with one hand?
2007-02-21 01:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No clapping
2007-02-21 01:29:03 · answer #5 · answered by Sam R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
zing
Ask me again in a while - I'll have a different answer.
Its a Zen Koan - the 'correct' answer is the spontaneous answer. Its not like a math problem where there is one definite solution.
2007-02-21 09:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by Justin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same as the sound of a tree falling in the forest on a mine, if no one is lucky enough to watch
2007-02-21 12:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by BANANA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a trite koan, the purpose of which is to force a realization of the limits of knowledge.
2007-02-21 01:29:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sound of it hitting something Else
2007-02-21 02:52:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds....very quiet. I know because I just tried it.
2007-02-21 01:13:25 · answer #10 · answered by rinah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋