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If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?
The timeless question of whether a falling tree in the forest makes a noise is one that both scientists and philosophers have been questioning for years. ... The first thing to consider when presented with such a question is if a tree falls and there is nobody there to hear or see it, does that tree really exist? ... Since those with all five senses perceive a tree in more than one way; that is, we can see, touch, even taste and smell the tree, we believe it exists. ...
If we assume that the tree exists and is a part of a common reality, then we must also assume that it has the capacity to fall. When it falls, certain laws of nature go into play. The falling tree creates “an alteration in pressure, particle displacement, or particle velocity that is propagated in an elastic medium,” or a sound wave.
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