Physics, calculus, quantum mechanics, and shoes. Buffista conversations make me all quivery and warm.
But if the world doesn't end, I'm gonna need a note.
Cordelia ,'Potential'
The Crying of Natter 49
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Feb 08, 2007 1:32:56 pm PST #9432 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Aims - Feb 08, 2007 1:34:31 pm PST #9433 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Do porn stars make noise if no one's watching the porn?
Miracleman - Feb 08, 2007 1:34:39 pm PST #9434 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
However, the fucking tree made fucking noise when it fucking fell. What sort of nonsense question is that.
But do wave-like vibrations in air count as sound if they do not interact with a living creature's auditory receptors?
The tree made a sound (vibrations in the air) when it fell. If nobody heard it, then it did not make a noise (interpreted sound).
That's my take.
Aims - Feb 08, 2007 1:35:46 pm PST #9435 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Is it any wonder we're married?
Polter-Cow - Feb 08, 2007 1:37:29 pm PST #9436 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The tree made a sound (vibrations in the air) when it fell. If nobody heard it, then it did not make a noise (interpreted sound).
I knew there was a reason I liked you.
Miracleman - Feb 08, 2007 1:38:20 pm PST #9437 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I knew there was a reason I liked you.
That and I give you candy when you do tricks.
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2007 1:39:55 pm PST #9438 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think you're now officially the least existential person ever.
Bah. The viewer isn't required. No one has to experience something for it to exist.
MM, I'm going with the definition of noise (n) that has it as a synonym for sound (n). I swapped that into the traditional wording without any intention of changing the meaning of the question.
Consuela - Feb 08, 2007 1:40:13 pm PST #9439 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Aww, I love Buffistas.
I love having a job that lets me read Buffistas, if not my email. The COMM competition was fun to read, even after the fact.
I love having a job that sends me on a tour of the under-construction Bay Bridge and pays me for the privilege. Heee! (That will be tomorrow, in the rain, no doubt.)
Polter-Cow - Feb 08, 2007 1:45:18 pm PST #9440 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
No one has to experience something for it to exist.
Well, that's one theory.
Did you check out the animation on thinking in ten dimensions?
Miracleman - Feb 08, 2007 1:47:02 pm PST #9441 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
M, I'm going with the definition of noise (n) that has it as a synonym for sound (n). I swapped that into the traditional wording without any intention of changing the meaning of the question.
Perfectly valid. Thus my caveat re: "my take".
It's not perfect, but it lets me drop the question feeling satisfied I have answered it and go back to watching television.