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Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:20 pm
by Jacques
Sam Slater wrote:

> Sound is a consequence of ears picking up vibrations.

Hearing[/] is a consequence of ears picking up vibrations made by sound waves.


Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:22 pm
by diplodocus
lol, this could get messy, I was going to comment on why something can't exist only in a potential state but then realised I would have to start thinking about Newtonian equations.....it's Sunday...not doing it !nerd!


Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:23 pm
by Trumpton
Prof wrote:

> Oh dear, me and Wazza debated this last summer.

Which contributed to your 1000 posts in a 8 week marathon.


Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:32 pm
by spider
This is a take on "if a tree falls in a forest, and no-one is there to hear it fall, did it really make a sound?".

If a man says something in a forest, and no woman is there to hear what he said, is he still wrong ?

Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:58 pm
by Sam Slater
Nope.

Sorry for the olay(esque) wiki link, but I can't be arsed to get the dictionary out again.

[quote]"Hearing (or audition) is one of the traditional five senses, and refers to the ability to detect the vibrations of particles against the ear drum. In humans and other vertebrates, hearing is performed primarily by the auditory system: vibrations are detected by the ear and transduced into nerve impulses that are perceived by the brain."[/quote]



'Sound' is what the brain hears.
'To hear' is the detection of sound-waves, or vibrations of atoms.
'Vibrating atoms' are the cause of sound, and essential for the hearing process.

If you still disagree then ask yourself this:

"If sound exists before it reaches the ear, and sound is what the brain hears, then why the need for an ear at all?" Evolution wouldn't waste energy on an ear if the brain could pick up and recognise sound straight from the air.

If you still disagree then a months worth of living with Wazza for you!


Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:59 pm
by Sam Slater
It's Harmony's fault.......you put a woman in the middle of a load of blokes and look what happens! !laugh!


Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:10 pm
by Jacques
Sam Slater wrote:


> If you still disagree then a months worth of living with Wazza
> for you!


You cunt!!!

That's an unfair way to win an argument and I doth protest very strongly.


Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:18 pm
by Sam Slater
Back of the net! !laugh!

It's like having a nuclear weapon on the tips of these here fingers! Muhahahahahahaha!


Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:19 pm
by Jacques
Bukkake?


Re: Hexy's Sunday Brain Meltdown

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:23 pm
by Sam Slater
!bow! Very creative Monsieur!