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Falling in A Forest & Making a (Divine) Sound

October 13, 2013 /

Tim Bayer

Won Over By Reality

By Tim Bayer

A sound in the forest.
A sound in the forest.

Tim Bayer

BRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—10/14/2013—In the event you missed it, my last (riveting) contribution to Weekly Hubris was a video featuring Penn and Teller (plus a nail gun) titled, “Memory, Don’t Fail Me Now.” To borrow a line from Monty Python: “And now for something completely different.”

The Philosophy 101 koan goes, “If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there, does it make a sound?” I would hazard that, even without observers, the wood falling in the forest pictured here makes a sound no one will soon forget. Especially those with a bit of Bach always in their ears.

The video I share with you today was sent in by reader, columnist, engineer and classical music enthusiast Ted Balk. I have to believe that, much like an elaborate falling domino display—but on another scale altogether—the set-up for this footage involved a huge number of hours and a lot of talented, creative, finicky people working closely together. The concept is wildly imaginative and the video is top-flight. Check it out.

(If you, yourselves, come across an entertaining link or video, I’d be interested in seeing it, and sharing it with my readers at Weekly Hubris. Please contact me at: Email: [email protected].)

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Tim Bayer, Webmaster, and Assistant Editor of Weekly Hubris, was born and brought up in Webster, New York. He attended St. Bonaventure University, earning a BS in Computer Science, and then worked in the hi-tech world. In 2002 he turned his creative energies to product development and video production with the release of his first independently produced products. When the demand for web site design and freelance writing increased, he once again switched skill sets . . . to writing and web work. An avid or, to be more accurate, rabid, disc golfer, he may often be found chasing plastic while in pursuit of the perfect round on a disc golf course, or designing and developing disc golf products for Demogrid.com. He says he tries to find the humor hidden in everyday experiences, because, “life is too important to be taken seriously.” (Author photo by Tim Bayer. Author Head Shot Augment: René Laanen.)

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