Why is it so quiet out there?
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I was going to write a long detailed answer to this but I realized that I was just giving you an abridged version of this paper by Ray Kurzweil\n\nhttp://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0134.html?printable=1\n\nThis guy is no quack.  He's been recognized by President Clinton and Bill Gates, to name a few, as being on the forefront of predicting future technology.\n\nHis explanation of why the heavens are so quiet comes at the end of the paper, but everything before that is also really interesting.
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i know quite a few... perhaps because i surround myself with like-minded people.  \n\nfor me (and for them) it usually consists of quiet outdoors places... away from four wheelers, speedboats, lawn mowers, and snowmobiles.  the very BEST is to leave the motorized world as far behind as possible.  the silence is deafening at first, almost a roar in your ears, but gradually you get used to the still small sounds... wind in pine trees, running water, chirping birds and buzzing insects.\n\ni can think of at least 6 people who would love to be out there with me... and none of us would say a word.
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Due to the lack of an atmosphere in space, sound cannot travel.  A rattlesnake's familiar tail shaking will not be heard in the vacuum of space.
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Houses are usually quieter, apartments usually have more relaible maintenence.  Pick yer poison.
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Because your ears aren't sensitive enough\nbut actually if they are sensitive enough, u can hear it.
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because its dead???...lol
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no atmosphere...wink,wink. How ya doin' buddy?
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nope coz no one is around
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There's no air to vibrate, and vibrating air makes sound.\nThere is no air in SPACE.\n\n(at least WE can't hear it by normal human means)
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Noone can hear the sound of rushing quanta.....\n\nI'm sure at the molecular level their is sound.....but it is far below our abilities to hear unaided\n\n\nBTW DSJ.....the sun doesn't circle the earth,the earth orbits the sun.....
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You are probably 35 thousand feet too far away to see anything.\n\nMind you, you would probably still hear them, they are all noise these days.
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Stop rushing around.  Stand still for just one minute and look at the flowers and grass.  You'll be amazed how quiet it can be.
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Im not sure, there might be someone out here but its dark so I cant say for sure.
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They're fairly quiet, all things considered. Electric ones tend not to be very loud.
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The further away you get from them the quieter they get.
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Good question. I never understood that, either. Maybe something to do with the government or the some atmosphere changes? I have no idea, really. Sorry.
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yes, just because nobody hears it doesnt mean it wont make a sound.