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Old 11-30-2005   #57
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Re: Lateral thinking

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Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX
If a tree falls in the woods and no one and nothing is there to hear it, does it make a sound?
Yes and no, depending on your definition of sound.

If you look at it as the vibrations transmitted through the air caused by a tree falling, then yes.

If you look at it as the stimulation of the ear drum, then no, because there is no ear drum around to be stimulated.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sound
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