Today, I found out if a tree falls in the forest and there's nobody around, it does in fact make a sound, and also $5,000 worth of damage to your truck. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I got home to find my truck smashed by a fallen old tree. I was going to have the tree removed next week. FML
Today, I woke up and found that the tree in my front yard was gone. FML
Today, a storm dropped a tree across my road. I would have moved it with my tractor, but there was a tree on that too. FML
Today, there was an earthquake. Good news: the only damage was a tree fell on some loser's car. Bad news: that loser was me. FML
Today, I woke up at 4AM to the sound of lightning hitting a tree in my backyard, then that tree proceeding to hit my house. Later, my neighbor's tree fell over, which hit our fence, and they're not even home. FML
Today, I was driving behind a tall truck when it drove through some overhanging branches. Suddenly, a huge branch fell on top of my car, leaving it scratched all over and with several dents in the roof. FML
Today, a tree fell on our 3-month-old family car. Today, I also learned that my husband never insured it. It's probably scrap, and we still have to pay it off for the next 5 years. FML
Today, I was driving home, when a truck overtook me. Two of the Christmas trees it was carrying fell off straight into my bumper. The car behind me pulled over, but instead of seeing if I was okay, he just went to see whether or not either of the trees was in good enough shape to take home. FML
Today, I was awakened by the sound of chain-saws. Moments later a tree branch came through my roof. FML
Today, I was just about to get in the shower, when I heard a loud crunch. I thought to myself, boy the neighbours next door must be doing some heavy construction. Two seconds after that thought, my brother knocked on the door to inform me that the neighbours tree had just fallen on my car. FML
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Top comments
ariastyles12 25
If nobody was around, then how do you know it made a sound?
kpetrovski 24
Well, now we know! May we never ponder this thought again. Good game, everyone.
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Comments (57)
jessenia123 27
Sorry that happened to you Op I hope you can get it fixed
ariastyles12 25
If nobody was around, then how do you know it made a sound?
mds9986 24
Because sound is waves of pressure propagating through air. Thus, the disturbance created by the tree will make a sound regardless is somebody's eardrum was able to pick it up.
holly_fly 34
While that is true, you just said that sound is really waves of pressure in the air, there has to be a receptor, such as a person's eardrum to turn those waves into sound... So if they never get translated into sound... Is it really a sound, or just waves that continue bouncing around until they dissipate?
tantanpanda 26
its not a science question, it's an English question. It's not like waves of pressure magically turn into sound in your ear. Your brain interprets the signal. Whether you're there to interpret the waves of pressure is irrelevant.
JayRod17 12
Since when do trees speak English?
mds9986 24
29-There does not have to be a receptor for something to be classified as sound. It's sound weather there is one or not.
sillygirl247 14
yes
incoherentrmblr 22
I can only wonder if this happened in Roswell, since OP's in New Mexico...
memeometer 11
From a scientific standpoint, it's obvious that the tree would in fact make a sound, but I think the question not only targets our logical thinking, but something else as well. I don't really know what else it targets, but that's just my guess
Redtail_fml 3
It's only a sound once its in ur ear otherwise it's just waves if there are no ears around then there is no sound
alternative-facts 6
Besides, I'm sure there was some kind of life form with ears to hear it, even if it wasn't human. Foxes, bunnies, chipmunks, gnomes...
MystoganFT 18
damn that sucks. hopefully you can get that fixed up OP. what made the tree fall right on your truck?
lui_pg 21
Gravity
HerrPoopyPants 16
#4 one of the best responses I have seen. I just wanted to congratulate you on that.
xx000o 27
Don't leave your truck in the forest.
MagicCookie 2
Hitman
kpetrovski 24
Well, now we know! May we never ponder this thought again. Good game, everyone.
Steve97 32
Well that's a modern twist on a classic riddle
grajax 24
Actually, the tree technically doesn't make a sound if no living things are around to hear it. But that's a whole different story, it sucks that your car got hit OP, maybe it was trying to pursue its career of being a lumberjack?
dolphinlvr7 24
Actually it does, only nothing hears it...
satanic_fml 13
go look up the definition of sound...although there are probably plenty of animals that heard it
anonnnymous10 10
Sound is created by vibrations hitting your ear drum. So if nothing is around that has ear drums to translate the vibrations, no sound is made.
elppa_fml 10
Um no :') that's just how your body processes the sound. 'If a tree falls and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?' YES Why? SCIENCE.
Obito_Uchiha651 17
You might want to see if you can take 1st grade science again
imStoneCold 7
If there were no living things around then the ******* tree would not exist to fall in the first place dumbass.
anonnnymous10 10
Actually, if you look it up, I'm right. Many scientists have said so, and it's been published in scientific magazines and books, such as Scientific American. I've also had serval college professors answer this question.
NightOWL666 14
Were you as crushed as your truck when you realized what happened? Sorry OP, hopefully insurance picks up most of the bill
hellnosucka 27
your truck was treeted very badly.
dolphinlvr7 24
Treeted?
hellnosucka 27
treeted indeed.
Reider022 16
Does the tin man have a sheet metal **** ?
Dilexar 26
How is this relevant in any way??
Reider022 16
Because asking if a tree makes a sound when it falls is a rhetorical question.. and my question was rhetorical to. The tin man clearly has a sheet metal **** to clarify.
DBpiano 22
I feel so bad for you, but this was such a well written FML that I just had to laugh!