Sound doesnt Exist unless ther is someon to hear it

~-~Yes, I'm agreeing with you, but I'm also asking the TC why this is tread worthy. Maybe I'll go start a thread about how when you drop stuff while close enough to a large enough mass it does something people of the English language calls "fall."~-~The_PirateKing

Now now, thats dangerous thinking. You just get back to he cubical and do what you were told Number 74.

[QUOTE="The_PirateKing"]~-~Yes, I'm agreeing with you, but I'm also asking the TC why this is tread worthy. Maybe I'll go start a thread about how when you drop stuff while close enough to a large enough mass it does something people of the English language calls "fall."~-~Apollo5000

Now now, thats dangerous thinking. You just get back to he cubical and do what you were told Number 74.

[QUOTE="Apollo5000"]

[QUOTE="The_PirateKing"]~-~Yes, I'm agreeing with you, but I'm also asking the TC why this is tread worthy. Maybe I'll go start a thread about how when you drop stuff while close enough to a large enough mass it does something people of the English language calls "fall."~-~The_PirateKing

Now now, thats dangerous thinking. You just get back to he cubical and do what you were told Number 74.

.....Report to Re-Education...

Incorrect. The sound waves are still being transmitted. Sound will always be transmitted, even if there's nothing in the area to receive it.ElZilcho90

[QUOTE="The_PirateKing"]~-~...... What was I told again?.... and it's 73 you *****....~-~Apollo5000

.....Report to Re-Education...

[QUOTE="Apollo5000"][QUOTE="The_PirateKing"]~-~...... What was I told again?.... and it's 73 you *****....~-~The_PirateKing

.....Report to Re-Education...

gtfo, srly.

I'll tell #1 about this...

Ok now.

There's two definitions of sound.

1. The actual distortion of a median that can be interpreted by a receiver.

2. The way the distortion of a median relates to the receiver.

It just depends on which definition you think is more accurate. So can we end this stupid discussion?

guynamedbilly

It makes a sound because the waves are still there. SpootyHead

That's whatI was thinking. What if an animal was there to hear it? They don't count as someone, do they?

It makes a sound because the waves are still there. SpootyHead

"Sound waves" =/= "a sound"

Set a tape recorder up, and I bet you'll hear the tree fall.FragStains

No, you'll hear the tape recorder providing its version of the sound that a falling tree makes. The sound waves generated by the tape recorder are NOT the same sound waves generated by the tree. This is especially apparent if you are using a crappy tape recorder, and the sound it plays back to you clearly sounds different than the sound of a tree falling.

According to this line of logic, Color doesn't exist unless someone is looking at an object. Apparently, the second someone stops looking at something, it goes grayscale. Guess we're living in Steamboat Willie land.ElZilcho90

Interestingly, though, there are people for whom EVERYTHING looks grayscale. Apples, the ocean, carrots, your best friend...it's all either white, gray, or black.

Here's an analogous question...What color is a carrot?

[QUOTE="ElZilcho90"]According to this line of logic, Color doesn't exist unless someone is looking at an object. Apparently, the second someone stops looking at something, it goes grayscale. Guess we're living in Steamboat Willie land.LJS9502_basic

Light and sound are not comparable. Light exists whether someone sees it or not. Soundwaves exist whether someone hears it or not. Sound does not exist if no one hears it.

No, they are comparable. The sound that someone hears is dependant on individul physiology just as much as the things that people see are dependant on individual physiology. The sound that is made by an event and the sight of an event are therefore both different from person to person.

However, sound waves are simply what they are. Light waves simply are what they are. But when we're talking about how people interpret them, that most definitely is subjective in both cases. With both light and sound, there are wavelengths that NO human can EVER hear or see. And the way I "hear" or "see" the visible/aubible wavelengths very well may not be the same way that you hear/see them.

If I fart, but no one smells it, does it stink?

I R teh sMart.

lord_mordain

:lol:

i have a question that can help u answer the question. If a Sun explodes, dose it make any noise? If u answer that andyour smart, u will get it. If not, then i will explain it.shadowflume

you must be a genius!! :roll:

[QUOTE="shadowflume"]i have a question that can help u answer the question. If a Sun explodes, dose it make any noise? If u answer that andyour smart, u will get it. If not, then i will explain it.FLSTS

Actually, ignoring the fact that you would never be able to get that close, if you were there with the sun the instant it exploded, you might hear it, depending on how much gas got into your ears.

[QUOTE="FLSTS"][QUOTE="shadowflume"]i have a question that can help u answer the question. If a Sun explodes, dose it make any noise? If u answer that andyour smart, u will get it. If not, then i will explain it.guynamedbilly

Actually, ignoring the fact that you would never be able to get that close, if you were there with the sun the instant it exploded, you might hear it, depending on how much gas got into your ears.