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rexythekind t1_j5jxafr wrote

Reply to comment by xpietoe42 in Have you ever thought about what it sounds on jupiter by Western_Home6746

That's an interesting question. I don't think sound itself is affected by gravity, but the medium thru which sound travels is. So, I'd guess, for a given medium, more gravity means more compression means more density, ergo sound propagates differently if the medium is more dense. Right? So, whatever increased density does to sound is your answer, I'd think.

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Nrksbullet t1_j5k10ej wrote

If a tree falls in a vacuum, does it make a sound? I'd imagine not, so I guess sound doesn't exist at all without the medium to propagate it?

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GolfballDM t1_j5ka9ol wrote

If you were not touching the surface of whatever body the tree fell on, it would not make a sound.

If you were touching the surface of the aforementioned body, there would be a sound. Sort of. You'd feel it through your feet (or whatever part of you was touching the surface), as opposed to hearing it through your ears.

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