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Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in... by philipov on Sunday April 02, 2023 @10:21AM (#35410760)
"Observer" is the most unfortunate word physicists could have chosen, though. It gets people all confused about observation mistakenly having something to do with thinking or perception. "Interacter" would have been a more accurate term, but it doesn't sound as sexy.

To wit, yes, the tree makes a sound because the tree is there to hear it.

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Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in... by galaxyLogic on Sunday April 02, 2023 @04:49PM (#35415050)
Well yes IF it is true that trees can hear, which is what these new experiments give some credence to but don't prove conclusively
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