I was just lying in bed with everything off all windows closed etc. My room was completely silent, and I suddenly felt I could hear the silence if you know what I mean???
Yeah kinda dumb question but what the hell I know what I mean.
Nineteen answers:
Lilith
2011-10-17 19:52:47 UTC
Yes I know what you mean and I LOVE that kind of silence, it is restorative of body and soul in today's fast paced world.
ℒ'amour est ℒe chaos
2011-10-17 19:53:40 UTC
You never really hear pure silence. What happens is youre hearing sounds to subtle and jumbled together for you to make them out. You start hearing your own heart beat and lungs pump and on some occasions you can hear the pulses of neurons in your brain (which is wierd). A calm winter day causes a sort of silent feeling but youre really just having part of your hearing ignore the extra sounds of snow.
behymer
2016-12-07 16:55:58 UTC
looks such as you're listening to harmonics... and what reasons them is vibration at a definite pitch. yet isn't silence the absense of sound? perhaps we by no skill actually hear silence by way of fact there is consistent sound... even that of our respiration and pass. although, specific, without logical foundation, i've got self belief you may hear silence. and that i think of it looks like harmonics... a sort of great cosmic omh...
2011-10-17 19:54:20 UTC
Simon and Garfunkel did. They sang about the "Sound of Silence"
?
2011-10-17 19:56:07 UTC
It's a great sound and i know what you are talking about but if you listen carefully there is always something to hear
2011-10-17 19:53:41 UTC
Hearing - sound waves hitting the little hairs in your ears
Silence - absence of sound
So.. no.
Logic / Reason / Evidence
2011-10-17 19:54:54 UTC
Not totally. I think we only REALLY hear silence when we die.
a6kl2
2011-10-17 19:52:46 UTC
If you are referring to a faint sustained hum/ring, when its really quiet you can hear electronics.
Loosey™
2011-10-17 19:55:33 UTC
"And my words like silent raindrops fell ... and echoed in the sounds --
of silence".
☻Nix☺
2011-10-17 19:52:23 UTC
Cool Story Bro. Tell It Again... :)
2011-10-17 19:55:17 UTC
"Silence is Louder than noise" Some old dead guy
2011-10-17 19:54:01 UTC
There's always noise somewhere, even if it's background hums.
2011-10-17 19:54:46 UTC
Yes, It's very soothing.
Flying Penguins.
2011-10-17 19:53:17 UTC
When you can hear nothing else, you can hear your insides moving around.
2011-10-17 19:58:28 UTC
Not really, but when i think i do, it sure does sound nice, you know no noise!
Ryan
2011-10-17 19:52:41 UTC
No, but you can perceive it. Perceiving is different than hearing.
MayaW
2011-10-17 19:55:40 UTC
YES the feeling is VERY UNCOMFORTABLE !
Logicallunatic
2011-10-17 19:52:29 UTC
No
Ballfire
2011-10-17 19:54:51 UTC
can you smell outer space..?
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