No, sound is a sensation. Sonic disturbances aren’t sound unless someone hears them. That’s why sonic frequencies outside the hearing range aren’t sound.
You should read Berkeley’s Three Dialogues to properly understand the meme.
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Shanmugha@lemmy.world 4 days agoIt does (ok, one catch: if there’s an atmosphere), sound has physical nature. The trick is in asking whether music/art/languages exist after any sentient life is gone
No, sound is a sensation. Sonic disturbances aren’t sound unless someone hears them. That’s why sonic frequencies outside the hearing range aren’t sound.
You should read Berkeley’s Three Dialogues to properly understand the meme.
So, ultra-not-sound. Thank you, o wise one (/s, of course)
RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Can’t sound transfer through the casing even if it’s not vibrating air in the process?
Shanmugha@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I think I’ve got your point: that’s not whar we call sound, but yes, the showel and casing will reverberate
RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
engineeringtoolbox.com/sound-speed-solids-d_713.h…
Shanmugha@lemmy.world 4 days ago
No, there is a well-known experiment: take something that produces sound, put in a glass, suck air out. Won’t hear a thing