If a tree fell in the woods when no one's around will it make a sound?

Question:i use this as a thought exercise.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i use this as a thought exercise.

Yes. No one hears it.

who cares and who would know

yes lol

Yes, it will make a sound but no one will be there to listen it.

the defintion of sound that I would use is:
"Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing"

If no one is around, then the vibrations are NOT CAPABLE of being detected by human organs of hearing, therefore it is not by definition a sound created.

yes but no one would most likely hear it.

its like this question which has been asked before and maybe no one answers, will it be asked again?

Yes it obviously makes a sound. There are sounds that can be made that are undetectable to human ears does that make them not sounds? No...the above definition cant be used to say its not a sound because it said vibrations being CAPABLE of being interpreted by human organs of hearing...any vibration within a certain range has the CAPABILITY of being interpreted by a human organ of hearing and just because one isnt around at the time doesnt make it any less capable of being heard. People have the capability to do certain things that they dont do...does that mean they cant do them just because they choose not to? Nope A sound is a sound no matter if heard or not

My take on this standard question is that....... If no one's around, there would be no way to tell either way and in any case it would be effectively inconsequential either way.

No. It would fall on top of lots of animals and leaves and knock over some houses and maybe a few cars. It would make no sound. However the leaves, cars, animals etc might !

Oh for the love of GOD. Is it amateur hour already? You must be outta shape if this one is your warm up. Whats next, whats the sound of one hand clapping? You know when you type in your question a little box below it contains other examples that best match yours. Use it please.. Thank You.

yes

The question you ask leads us to recognize that many things occur beyond our understanding.

It is heard by all the living creatures in the wods.

So have millions of others

Sound is produced by waves in the atmosphere

Those exist whether or not there is a human ear to hear in the vicinity of the sound waves.

Conservation of energy says yes. Why does a human have to be present? What if it scared a squirrel with its loud boom?

considering the laws of physics remain constant and unchanging on this planet a noise will be produced when two objects strike each other. If physics isnt a planetary universal law would that mean somewhere on this planet gravity or maybe temperature or magnitism does not exist due to someone not being around to notice?