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i know this is a primitive question and to be answered in my head. eventually both light and sound are a wave carrying information and energy. is speed of light effective to we see it?
Did you want to edit that question? The OP was not asking about hearing sounds.FranzDiCoccio said:We do hear sounds. I think that some animals can form a pretty accurate representation of their surroundings using sound. They have suitable sensory organs to do that.
FranzDiCoccio said:We do hear sounds. I think that some animals can form a pretty accurate representation of their surroundings using sound. They have suitable sensory organs to do that.
Due to the different nature of the sound and light waves, we need different organs (sensors) to reveal them (as DaveC426913 said better than me)
DaveC426913 said:Did you want to edit that question? The OP was not asking about hearing sounds.
DaveC426913 said:Did you want to edit that question? The OP was not asking about hearing sounds.
Well, if you want to go that way, there are tons of light-display things that are sound-wave driven and even an oscilloscope let's you "see" sound.Hyo X said:you can see sound using the ruben's tube
To some extent humans also form a kind of mental image of their surroundings from auditive cues, and this ability can be enhanced with training:FranzDiCoccio said:We do hear sounds. I think that some animals can form a pretty accurate representation of their surroundings using sound. They have suitable sensory organs to do that.
Due to the different nature of the sound and light waves, we need different organs (sensors) to reveal them (as DaveC426913 said better than me)
wabbit said:To some extent humans also form a kind of mental image of their surroundings from auditive cues, and this ability can be enhanced with training:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_echolocation
Some were, others lost their sight during childhood or later. Not sure about those included in that study.atyy said:were the echolocation experts blind from birth?
Two blind skilled echolocators participated in the current study. Participant EB (43 years at time of testing) had partial vision up to 13 months of age. At 13 months, his eyes were removed due to retinoblastoma (early onset blindness). Participant LB (27 years at time of testing) lost vision at age 14 years due to optic nerve
atrophy (late onset blindness).
Shu Sheng said:Is it possible for animals that are deaf to see sound since they have more/less receptors in their eyes? Maybe flies? Sometimes when I shout at them they appear to be startled and fly away.
beste ulusoy said:i know this is a primitive question and to be answered in my head. eventually both light and sound are a wave carrying information and energy. is speed of light effective to we see it?
While this is true, I think the frequency is probably the key difference though : other differences mostly mean that we need different types of sensors to detect them, but the kind of perceptual image we can form depends only weakly on that (and studies of echolocation or synesthesis suggest there is some overlap between the two forms of perception).Delta² said:. Now our eyes can sense only waves of electromagnetic field that have a frequency between 1000-2000TeraHz. It is our ears that can sense mechanical waves in the air with frequency 4hz-22Kilohz. To emphasize it again it is not only the different range of frequencies it is that they are different kind of waves as i said in start. (1kilohz=1000hz, 1Terahz=1000 billion hz)
Yup. Almost all insects and arachnids are covered in tiny hairs that are sensitive to vibration.Blackberg said:I'm not a fly expert, but I would expect their wings to be so thin that any noise would make them move just enough that the fly senses it. Maybe it's another part of of their body.
Ah yes. If I remember correctly, these are actually quite similar (well, if not they at least perform the same function) to the "hairs" or ciliae that serve to detect sound in the human ear.DaveC426913 said:Yup. Almost all insects and arachnids are covered in tiny hairs that are sensitive to vibration.
By definition, sound is not seen, it's heard. Except of this issue, I guess you are right. But vibrations in air are actually not the only way with which certain species analyze their surrounding, some of them rely on chemical substance as well.manogyana25 said:Animals which are blind, I guess, do not see sound
Chemical substances?? Sorry, I didn't get you.. Can you explain more clearly?blue_leaf77 said:I am not sure if some of the terms have been used in this thread are justifiable by biologists.
By definition, sound is not seen, it's heard. Except of this issue, I guess you are right. But vibrations in air are actually not the only way with which certain species analyze their surrounding, some of them rely on chemical substance as well.
The easiest example would be that human can taste and smell.manogyana25 said:Chemical substances?? Sorry, I didn't get you.. Can you explain more clearly?
Sound is a form of energy that travels in waves through a medium, such as air. Our eyes are only able to detect light waves, not sound waves. Therefore, we are not able to see sound.
No, animals also cannot see sound. However, some animals, such as bats and dolphins, have the ability to use echolocation to navigate and detect objects in their environment using sound waves.
Yes, sound can be converted into light through a process called sonoluminescence. This occurs when sound waves are trapped and compressed in a liquid, creating a tiny bubble that collapses and releases energy in the form of light.
No, even if sound is very loud, it is not possible to see it with our eyes. This is because sound travels through the air as a longitudinal wave, while light travels as a transverse wave. Our eyes are only able to detect transverse waves.
Yes, there are various methods to visualize sound, such as using special equipment like oscilloscopes or spectrograms. These tools convert sound waves into visual representations that we can see. Additionally, some artists have created visual representations of sound through mediums like dance, light shows, and digital art.