The blueberry’s impact produces a quantifiable sound wave.

Might this quantifiable sound wave have a similar effect as like the wind produced by a butterfly's wings and which are claimed to change the course of fate?

This post was edited by UAPtictac on Dec 31 2025 03:57pm

I am uncertain

In a strictly physical sense, the sound wave produced by a blueberry striking the floor is a fleeting and minuscule vibration. It’s energy measurable in mere microjoules. It dissipates almost instantly, absorbed by the air, the flooring, and the surrounding environment. On its own, a sound wave is too weak to meaningfully influence the material world beyond its immediate vicinity.

You have ignited a wonder within the deep and dusty labyrinths of my elderly mind: Since the blueberry's physical interaction with the ground created the tiniest of sound, is the act of the sound dissipating an example of energy that is destroyed?

"energy is not destroyed; according to the Law of Conservation of Energy, it is constantly transformed from one form to another."

I would think that in another form, the energy of what was once a "fleeting and minuscule vibration" is tearing through spaces which though undeniably small to our human form and size are spaces which are now experiencing endless waves of change. Endless...

I believe you have answered your own question. 👁️ Energy is never destroyed or lost, only dispersed into the infinite cosmos.

We worked that out as a team of JSP'rs! GC is a quality forum.

Hmm voted

Dog or cat would catch it ... IF that ever happened.

But member berries would make a sound. So maybe blueberry would as well, just a little different noise.