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I'll let people debate about it | Here's a thought experiment that I found for all of you; "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" | image tagged in darmug's announcement template | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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5 ups, 5y,
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Logically it will make a Sound when it falls, But if there’s nothing around it even though it did make a noise no one was there to hear it, Microbes and Bacteria will feel the vibration tho
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2 ups, 5y,
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This is.... One of the most logical thing i've ever heard in my life
other than my school stuff and my parents lecture
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2 ups, 5y,
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How kind is Soldier.
Me:
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2 ups, 5y,
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2 ups, 5y
It’s true lmao
1 up, 5y
Are parent's lectures reeeaaallyyy logical though?
2 ups, 5y,
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of course but no one hears it
1 up, 5y,
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What's a sound if you can't hear it?
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2 ups, 5y
Hmm
1 up, 5y
Mini waves in the air.
1 up, 5y,
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Vibrations
0 ups, 5y,
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A vibration you can't hear is not a sound.
W e L L .
2 ups, 5y,
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It's still a sound, it's just that no one can hear it.
0 ups, 5y,
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You could shake your hand, it vibrates.

It might sound like a mosquito to a giant tf..., but it wouldn't sound anything to you.

Would you say your hand's making a sound?
It's not a sound if you can't hear it, it's just vibration.
1 up, 5y,
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That's true but that's because our ears have evolved to not hear that kind of stuff, it is still a sound, we just can't hear it, as you said, a mosquito could hear it because it is still a sound. Do not challenge the man who chose physics as one of his gcse's
0 ups, 5y,
2 replies
I have physics too bru ._.

Really, sound isn't a scientific concept, vibration is.

And the original question about the tree, it was an analogy used a lot in politics.. it's a philosophical question.
1 up, 5y,
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You're right, it is philosophical but we're talking about a tree, it still makes sound, but nobody is around for the vibration to hit their eardrums and have that vibration be decoded into a tangible sound that we can hear, back to the waving hand analysis, the vibration hits our eardrums but the sound isn't tangible, however, it is still a sound.
0 ups, 5y,
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Let's disagree about the definition of sound 😌 You're good.

Btw, gcse physics is badass business 💀
1 up, 5y
Yeah I'm going for quantum mechanics in uni so I need to go for physics.
1 up, 5y
*Tangible to us
1 up, 5y
Maybe.
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1 up, 5y
Yes. Scientifically. Also, bacteria and Mico organisms will feel the vibration of the sound, therefore, they "heard" the sound, and this entire scenario is impossible, as there are always things around to hear noise, wether it's feeling the vibration or actually hearing the noise.
1 up, 5y
Yes
You just won’t hear it
1 up, 5y,
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This is kinda like the "Is water wet" scenario.
Obviously, sound is created by vibrations, and nothing is required to hear it to make sound. However, sound does not travel in space due to lack of substance
And I'm gonna stop myself before I say anything even more nerdy or dumb
2 ups, 5y,
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More nerdy stuff. Also, could you do another one of mine?
1 up, 5y
Sure
1 up, 5y
It’s a sound from so far that you can’t hear it, but the sound could still be catched up
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1 up, 5y
Good question
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1 up, 5y
but what if there's something around to hear it, like a rabbit? also what if there are microphones to hear it with?
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1 up, 5y
Perhaps
1 up, 5y
Yeah
0 ups, 5y
The fact that this was a philosophical question, and everyone's discussing science 💀
0 ups, 5y
Sound are mini waves in the air. Living thing being around wouldn't effect the production of them.
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1 up, 5y,
4 replies
Lara Croft will hear it!
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1 up, 5y,
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please stop with the lara croft stuff, even I didn't go as far as commenting abt the anime on other images.
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1 up, 5y
Yeah, tell em your majesty!
1 up, 5y
Every time you post Lara Crott
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1 up, 5y
STOP POSTING ABOUT LARA CROFT
IM TIRED OF SEEING IT, MY FRIENDS ON DISCORD SEND ME MEMES, ON TIKTOK ITS F**KING MEMES, I WAS ON A SERVER RIGHT, AND ALL THE SERVER IS JUST ABOUT LARA CROFT-
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ok who is lara croft i'm so confused
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Here's a thought experiment that I found for all of you; "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"