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Philosophical Question

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by jimgraffam, Jan 4, 2006.

  1. jimgraffam

    jimgraffam New Member

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    If a tree falls on a Prius in EV mode and no one is there to see it, does it make a sound?
     
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    Yup - a loud crunching sound!
     
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    It's a trick question -- a tree can't fall on a Prius in EV (stealth) mode.

    The wily Prius is too quiet for the predatory tree to detect, and thus passes by unseen.

    All part of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
     
    #3 bookrats, Jan 5, 2006
  4. Mystery Squid

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    we really need to precisely define this phrase...
     
    #4 Mystery Squid, Jan 5, 2006
  5. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    I saw that one!
     
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    Good question!

    I do know that a penguin falling into icy water after being slapped in the head by another penguin does NOT make a sound (see avatar winner). :lol:
     
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  7. QED

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    Come on, guys. This basic philosophical question (along with all of its derivatives) has been definitively answered.

    Caution: Mild profanity
    Tree Falling
     
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  8. koa

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    Ask Stevie Wonder.
     
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    I've fallen and I can't get up!
     
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    It all depends on your definition of "sound".
     
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  11. Sufferin' Prius Envy

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    I’m still pondering why a Prius was in EV mode and nobody was driving it. :eek:

    Maybe there was a driver, but he was deaf. So no, he didn’t hear it.
    Maybe it was a teenage driver with the stereo too loud to hear the tree falling.

    "If a tree falls on a Prius in EV mode" . . . I didn’t know trees could go into EV mode!

    Does it make a sound? Are we taking about the Prius or the tree????

    More information is needed if we are going to solve this one.
     
    #11 Sufferin' Prius Envy, Jan 5, 2006
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    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Of course, says the silver horse. Reality is not defined by our awareness of it.
     
    #12 hyo silver, Jan 5, 2006
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