If a tree falls and there is no one around to hear it, Does it still make a soun

Question: If a tree falls and there is no one around to hear it, Does it still make a sound!?

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Sure!. How selfish and conceited of one to think that the tree makes noise only for them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No stars - silly philosophical conundrum - either sound is a physical phenomenon - vibrations in air and earth - or it is something people hear!. But if the latter is true, then the self centered believer ignores all the other ears in the world and all we know about science!. This thing was dreamed up by misguided philosophers and has be dragged up by youthful non-scientists every since!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

According to Wikipedia Sound is: vibration transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas; particularly, sound means those vibrations composed of frequencies capable of being detected by ears!.

So the answer to your question is: Yes it does make a sound because a falling tree will cause a vibration in the air and is capable of being detected by ears!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Sound does not depends on anybodies presence or absence!. Where there is a space there is a sound!. Your q may be defined as a situation of a lonely person so it is not a useless question at all !.The tree is there my dear so how can u say that no one around !. U can never be alone !. u r a seer af your actions !.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i suppose it does!. i have never pondered this much but we all know that any other tree that is heard makes a noise when it falls!. to say it does not make a noise would be like telling a deaf man that he cannot see or a blind man that he cannot hear!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Same sort of question regarding the butterfly effect, one action causes a reaction and so on, but I believe it would, we just weren't there to hear it! :) Okay, have a star!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sound is vibration!. For the tree to be heard a receptor needs to be present!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

you should go and put some microphones in a forest somewhere and find out

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