questions which will remain unanswered...

**Tidder** · 06-16-2006, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by nameeri

My favorite

25. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it still make a sound?

Had to tackle this one in my Public Speaking and Debate class. It comes down to the very technical definition of "sound".

The answer is no. Because, if you go by the definition... "The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium" then there was no sound, as no organs of hearing were stimulated.

How retarded eh?

**nameeri** · 06-16-2006, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Tidder

Had to tackle this one in my Public Speaking and Debate class. It comes down to the very technical definition of "sound".

The answer is no. Because, if you go by the definition... "The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium" then there was no sound, as no organs of hearing were stimulated.

How retarded eh?

Damnit now you answered the question

Its gotta remain unanswered!

**will1384** · 06-16-2006, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Tidder

Had to tackle this one in my Public Speaking and Debate class. It comes down to the very technical definition of "sound".

The answer is no. Because, if you go by the definition... "The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium" then there was no sound, as no organs of hearing were stimulated.

How retarded eh?

sound waves are being made - and there are a lot of sounds you cant hear
- but thay are still there

**Wiredwrx** · 06-16-2006, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by will1384

sound waves are being made - and there are a lot of sounds you cant hear
- but thay are still there

Actually, sound waves would be audible, non audible sound waves are just waves. They might actually be some other type of wave, depending on where inteh electromagnetic spectrum they fall. They could be light waves, or radiated frequency waves, or other types of waves.

Also, sinc ethe definition of sound involves being perceived, if there is nothing in the forest to "hear" the sound, then true, it doesn't meet the definition of a sound. It can't be proven that it created a sound or did not. We all know that is most certainly did make a sound, but we can't prove that it did. However, that forest must be devoid of all hearing organisms, since animals can hear, and that might technically meet the definition of being perceived.

now, why did I write all that. Did anyone actually hear it?

Michael