# One hand clapping - answer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hand-clapping-answer/387022>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 7, 2007, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hand-clapping-answer/387022 "2007-01-07T05:37:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![zenDar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zenDar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenDar)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hand-clapping-answer/387022/1 "2007-01-07T05:37:48Z")

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Really people! The sound of one hand clapping is a silence so loud it is deafening.  
Please attempt to read more. zenDar

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hand-clapping-answer/387022/2 "2007-01-07T14:38:37Z")

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Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, **zenDar** , glad to have you with us.

When you start a thread, it’s helpful to others if you provide a link to the Column under discussion. Saves lots of searching time and saves repetition. In this case, I presume, you mean: [What is the sound of one hand clapping?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_049.html)

No biggie, you’ll know for next time.

You might also want to see: [The Sound of One Hand Clapping](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398179) and [One hand clapping](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362536) and [I know the sound of one hand clapping!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=337519) and [One hand clapping](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=104731) …