If a tree falls in the woods

does any one hear it? Are humans so egotistical that we think sound happens just for us?

 

.....i thought this was going to be a boy scout joke....

 

I hate that saying, of course it makes a sound

 

Me too and I was sitting here hoping to read some funny ass boyscout joke...and then...*sigh*

 

no, but maybe sound depends on the existence of someTHING around to hear it. If there's nothing at all in a wood to hear the tree falling, then does it have the property of sound? does it exist at all? how do we know?

ah, philosophy degree....so pointless...

 

Define sound.. The tree falling makes vibrations, our ears intepret said vibrations as sound.

 

way to ruin my day i too was hoping for that boyscout joke.

 

no?

 

Wait...so...yup...or no? I'm confused...

 

No it does not make a sound.

It makes compression waves that could be interpreted as sound, but without anything to hear it, its just waves.

 

d00d...you're smart...

 

wtf are you guys talking about? frozenmoonbeam and soulless chaos said the same thing, i just worded it different.

 

I only read like...two posts in this whole thread

 

Let's test this theory on molly...

 

lol Oh that's mean!

Anyway, yes the tree makes noise. The vibrations that it makes, from the splitting of the bark and body of the tree at the bottom, to the tearing of the branches as it falls, to the crunch of the ground underneath, all make sound, weither someone's ears are there to interpret it or not.

If you meet a guy who speaks to you in Spanish (and you don't understand Spanish), you may not be able to interpret what he's saying, but he did speak. Same thing (poor example, but gives you an idea).

Now let's here the boyscout joke!!

Bright Blessings!
Aphrodite Pretty

 

heh, pwned by a tree...that would have to suck.

 

Two Boy Scouts went on a nature hike in the hills picking hickory nuts.

Along the way, they filled their small pails and then started to fill their pockets and shirts. When they could hold no more nuts, they started down a country road until they came across a cemetery. The Scouts decided that that would be a good place to stop, rest, and divide the nuts between them.

The two Scouts sat in the shade of a large oak tree and unloaded their pockets and buckets by dumping all of the nuts into a large pile. In the process, two hickory nuts rolled away and came to rest near the road. They then proceeded to divide the nuts.



"One for you. One for me. One for you. One for me ..."

As they were doing this, another boy was passing by and happened to hear them. He looked into the cemetery, but could not see the Scouts, because they were obscured by the tree. He hesitated a moment and then ran quickly back to his house.



"Father! Father!" he yelled as he entered.



"The cemetery, COME quick!"



"What's the matter?" his Father asked.



"No time to explain," the boy frantically panted.



"HURRY!!! Follow me!"



The boy and his Father ran up the country road and stopped when they reached the cemetery. They stopped at the side of the road and fell silent for a few moments. Then the Father asked his son what was wrong.



"Do you hear that?" he whispered.



They listened intently and heard the Scouts ... "One for me. One for you. One for me. One for you ..."

The boy exclaimed, "The devil and the Lord are dividing the souls!!"



The Father was skeptical, until a few moments later .....
The Scouts completed dividing the nuts, then one Scout said to the other ..."Now, as soon as we get those two nuts down by the road, we'll have them all."

 

or did you mean a joke about boy scouts?

how about this?

Why was the boy kicked out the boy scouts ?
Because he was caught eating a brownie

 

that is not a good analogy. you are there to "hear" the spanish guy speak. we are talking about a tree falling in the woods, you arent interpreting anything with the tree falling in the woods, because you arent even there to hear it.

 

haha........