but nobody hears it, does it make a sound?

yes .

Sound refers to the human perception of sound waves, which are changes in atmospheric pressure around us, which obviously occur when a tree falls.

If there's no human to perceives those waves, then no, no "sound" occurs, but the conditions that would have otherwise created it do.

Yes. Anyone that thinks otherwise is stupid.

Yes, that includes Prospect.

Um, yeah.

Kind of a stupid question to ask.

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Yes. Anyone that thinks otherwise is stupid.

Yes, that includes Prospect.

Why don't you try reading my post, you dumb ****

When something makes noise, it's not making sound, but waves of pressure. Which are created whether or not someone's there to receive them.

It's only actual sound when there's an ear to actually perceive those waves, otherwise that's all they are -- pressure waves.

brain hurts aragasgagatragaraga

If your'e death you won't hear it.
If you can hear good you should be able to hear it.

What, do trees show off? Do they only make sounds when people are listening?
So what if no ones there, it obviously makes a sound beacuse we've all seen trees fall down,and they make a pretty big rucus.

I think you are wrong, Prospect. At least 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."

I think we can assume that a falling tree makes vibrations composed of frequencies capable of being detected by ears, regardless of whether the ears really are there, or not.

I know, I'm not saying they're not there. I'm just saying that sound seems to apply more to the general perception of those vibrations, not the vibrations themselves

im deaf so i wouldnt know...

wow.. not being able to listen to music.. that would be horrible.

Yes it does, something along the lines of, CRRRREEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSHASSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSFDOFSAAAAAAAASAAAAAAASSSS.