hellbent345
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:37 PM |
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riddle
i ask you,
if a tree falls in the woods and there is noone around to hear it, does it make a sound?
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r1_pete
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:40 PM |
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How do we know the tree fell if no one was around to witness it, or even hear it?
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iank
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:40 PM |
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Yes, unless it's a subatomic tree in which case Schroedinger gets involved.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:41 PM |
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yes definitely:
Sound is vibration transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas.
Doesnt matter if there are any people their to percieve it or not.
Craig
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:41 PM |
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Yes. All moving objects disturb air flow which creates noise. take into account also that the energy in the momentum of the falling tree will (some of
it) be absorbed by the ground thas creating movement of particles and there again noise..
however how long is a piece of string??
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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hoots_min
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:41 PM |
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sound is waves in air that has frequency and wavelength that our ears convert into sound in the brain. The further from the sound source we get the
less intensity the noise has until the point that we could not hear it. However, if we had a suitable microphone and amplifier we could still discern
the sound an infinite distance away. So my answer would be, yes it does make a sound, we may just not hear it.
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omega0684
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:42 PM |
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simple answer is YES my friend
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paul the 6th
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:44 PM |
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surely, there are far more complicated things going on in the world to which all the philisophical brainpower could be applied.
yes it does. 
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:44 PM |
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OH DEAR aren't we all in serious mode today 
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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02GF74
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:45 PM |
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yes, but will it sound like a bark?
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DarrenW
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:46 PM |
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How can you prove it fell. maybe it was pushed..........
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:46 PM |
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If a man says something in a forest with no woman to hear him, is he still wrong?
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hellbent345
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:50 PM |
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lol to the last, and a piece of string is quite simply, twice as long as from the middle to one end my friend.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:51 PM |
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There are some in the fields of research that think that the universe would not exist if not observed and I’ve read about some very strange
experiments (for example Quantum entangled particles and the old slit experiment) that make it appear that the world operates in a very bizarre way
when you look closely at it. Plus some theorists have got quite carried away with the Schrödinger's cat thing, read about it and you’ll see what
I mean.
IMO the answers yes and these apparent oddities in physics and this whole observer thing is just due to a branch of physics yet to be discovered and
once it has, these problems will all make sense. Rather like the effect of time slowing down at near lightspeed but not knowing about relativity would
make it seem just as bizarre.
Here’s a Schrödinger's Cat linky that describes one of the oddest concepts
in physics
[Edited on 22/1/09 by Mr Whippy]
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Benzine
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:54 PM |
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the wood might be in space
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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kipper
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:57 PM |
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?
what would you rather be or a wasp?
Kipper.
Where did that go?
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DarrenW
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 12:57 PM |
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personally i would be sceptical that the person who said they werent there wasnt actually there. Maybe they protest too much and have something to
hide.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 01:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
the wood might be in space
you've been watching 'Alien' haven't you 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 01:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
personally i would be sceptical that the person who said they werent there wasnt actually there. Maybe they protest too much and have something to
hide.
Especially if they have an axe in their hands...
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davie h
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 01:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
however how long is a piece of string??
twice as long as half its length
Davie
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coozer
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 01:18 PM |
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and, where does all the noise go? What about all the bombs and explosions in wars. Where does all the bangs go ???
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paul the 6th
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 01:27 PM |
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would you rather:
A) be a stain on the seat of john prescotts underpants
- OR -
B) be a stain on the front of john prescotts underpants
Which is it to be?
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paul the 6th
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 01:37 PM |
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and as for the cat, the answer is simple. 50-50-90
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iank
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 01:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
and, where does all the noise go? What about all the bombs and explosions in wars. Where does all the bangs go ???
Either the arms companies are eco friendly and recycle the bangs into new bombs and missiles.
or they get converted to heat.
[Edited on 22/1/09 by iank]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/1/09 at 01:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
and, where does all the noise go? What about all the bombs and explosions in wars. Where does all the bangs go ???
Noise is eventually turned into heat through the friction of everything it moves, the tree's, grass, buildings, even the sea. It’s a totally
imperceptible amount of heating as it is so vastly spread out over a large area. Massive explosions like volcanoes produce sound waves that can travel
several times round the world before the energy is absorbed. If the world was totally smooth like glass such big bangs would probably travel for days
echoing around the globe.
[Edited on 22/1/09 by Mr Whippy]
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