How do you know if a tree that fell in the forest made a sound? - eviltoast

You check the crash logs

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    1 year ago

    Yes and no. It all depends in what field you’re describing sound. In physics, a tree that fell in the forest most definitely made a sound. In psychology, it doesn’t.

    In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.

    In human physiology and psychology, sound is the reception of such waves and their perception by the brain.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound

    To be honest, I’m with the physicists.