The magazine Scientific American corroborated the technical aspect of this question, while leaving out the philosophic side, a year later when they asked the question slightly reworded, "If a tree were to fall on an uninhabited island, would there be any sound?"
Majalah Scientific American menguatkan aspek teknis dari pertanyaan ini, sementara meninggalkan sisi filosofisnya, setahun kemudian ketika mereka mengajukan pertanyaan yang sedikit diubah kalimatnya, "Jika sebuah pohon jatuh ke pulau tak berpenghuni, apakah akan bersuara?