Posted: Jul 15, 2010 4:20 am
inkaStepa wrote:My teacher posd the question "if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?"
First I said "if it's in the middle of the forest something is bound to hear it fall." He said "don't get technical" so I said"well yes it would make a sound" he corrected me and said "no it wouldn't because no one is around to HEAR it." I'm still confused but didn't want to embarrass myself anymore. Wouldn't the sound of the tree falling still exist? Thanks.
If he said no he's a moron then. The tree still produces sound waves as the kinetic energy disperses.
If it doesn't make a sound it either a) is in a vacuum or b) goes against the laws of physics.
I repeat, he's a moron (you can quote me on that).