Two people kissing make a single contunous tube going from one anus to the other
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A straw has zero holes. It's just a flat piece of plastic wrapped around and attached to itself. Ain't nobody drilling holes through plastic to make straws.
This suggests the reverse is true, that every hole is at minimum a tube.
I'm throwing out all my cups today. I'll jut drink from my plates.
also, cups and plates are not equal topologically, because a cup has handle with a hole in it, and plate doesn't
Not all cups have that. I would consider that more a mug.
welcome to topology
A straw has one hole that is open to two entrances. Like a single tunnel. We never say that a tunnel has two holes.
I got a T shaped cat tunnel. It's got two holes. I think. Topology can go suck a lemon
Which is why I said SINGLE tunnel.
Still one hole unless there's isolated sections
A straw has 1 hole with two ends... this is dumb
A straw has 1 hole that goes all the way through.
So, infinite holes. Just like a line has infinite points. And, a longer straw has a bigger infinite number of holes.
So do you
This is Crohn's erasure.
No I got more. My anatomy is special
The colloquial meaning is different from a topological definition. Anything with a through-hole has a hole at each end. It's an ambiguous question because the answer depends whether you're referring to a openings in the face of the object (a cylinder in the case of a straw) or the void connecting the surface openings. Perhaps the safest answer is inclusive, so three. I've been told I'm not fun at parties.
I love the unabashed sharing of topical knowledge, so you're welcome to my party.
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So, I kinda just woke up from a nap and my still confused mind thought the meme said the straw had four holes.
It still has two holes compared to a sphere, and that is our usual frame of reference.
I mean no matter how you look at it it's just the one hole.
In fact, all holes are the same hole.
If you think about it.
I like to think that all our holes are connected in a way
Not like a human centipede though
Tell that to my wife
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We have a pee hole and a poo hole and a mouth hole and a nose hole do really we've got a few holes going on there
We have a massive amount of holes in our bodies. Those are just the most major holes. It comes down to what you consider a hole. Is a mouth a hole okay but what about small pours that open and close? Tear ducts would be in the definitely hole category you never think of those.
Sometimes I tell my girlfriend I'm going to use every hole she has, then try to stick it up her nose. Now I realize I can get way more creative.
Oh god we're just flesh sieves
Beautiful imagery.
Ehh. I'm not sure it's very constructive to make a topological argument from a debate people usually think about as a linguistic one.
But saying that to make a hole in a sphere, you need to make two holes in the sphere is funny.
Very good observation. Now what about a hollow sphere?
In germany we say alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei
I like to think of this particular example as a sort of reminder that we need to be specific on what grounds we are arguing. Colloquially, and for the sake of practicality, the straw has two holes. You would one hole or the other is in the drink, or clogged. But topologically, yes, there is only one hole.
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How about the digestive system? I'm pretty sure the stomach forms a break
There's valves before and after the stomach yeah. Are we donuts when those are open or jelly donuts when they're closed? When am I a cruller or cronut?
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