2007-02-25 18:55:05 · 4 answers · asked by Jaques S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
OK I SPASIFICLY WAS ROFFERING TO OAK TREEZ. NO OTHA KIND OF TREEZ.
2007-02-25 19:22:29 · update #1
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If an oak tree falls in the woods, it can conceivably start a chain of weather events leading to a hurricane or a tornado.
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2007-02-26 07:59:09 · answer #1 · answered by H. Scot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, our being there or not being there, our hearing it or not doesn't affect the tree falling or the air getting displaced, the earth vibrating and the vibrations travelling through the air till dissipated. A mechanical vibration produces wavelike motion of air (just as a sone creates ripples in a pond of water whethr we are there to see the stone and the water or not).
2007-02-26 03:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uhhh yeah....
the old saying is a phylisophical question and has nothing to do with real physics or by extension the real world
2007-02-26 02:59:59 · answer #3 · answered by Justin H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh yeah. Anything that moves displaces air.
2007-02-26 03:02:30 · answer #4 · answered by Kristy M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋