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[-] Wilco@lemm.ee 35 points 3 days ago

If a Mars lander hits itself with a shovel and no one is around to hear it ... does it make a sound?

[-] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

It 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

[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago

Can't sound transfer through the casing even if it's not vibrating air in the process?

[-] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I think I've got your point: that's not whar we call sound, but yes, the showel and casing will reverberate

[-] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 6 points 3 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

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