Originally posted by Krusty
It's a play on an old philosophical question, designed to make people think: "If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a noise?" -- the answer is of course it does. It's still creating sound waves even if nobodys ears are around to receive them.
But it's still an oft-quoted line.
OK, Mr. Smartypants, here is a question put to me once in college ---
If a tree falls on a bear poo - ping in the woods while a '93 Camaro traveling the speed of light drives by at midnight, will the tapedeck still have decent resale value?
Makes ya think, don't it?