At work we somehow landed on the topic of how many holes a human has, which then evolved into a heated discussion on the classic question of how many holes does a straw have.

I think it’s two, but some people are convinced that it’s one, which I just don’t understand. What are your thoughts?

  • @[email protected]
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    411 year ago

    how many holes does a donut have? one. a straw is just a tall plastic donut.

    two holes… smdh… kids these days

    • @Kabukironin
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      -61 year ago

      What if you tie a knot in the straw? Still one?

      • @bicyclingdonkey
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        71 year ago

        Just copying my response to another comment asking the same:

        That doesn’t change the topology though. Or at least you can’t without it no longer being a straw.

        A straw is the product of a circle and an interval. Either the knot doesn’t fully seal the interval, meaning it’s topology is maintained, or you completely seal the straw, changing it from 1 long interval to 2 separate intervals, changing the object entirely.

        In this situation, the straw would not be completely sealed. It is clearly inefficient, but technically there exists a path for which there is a level of force that could applied that would make the straw function.

        • @Kabukironin
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          -51 year ago

          Just tried it… I can’t suck liquid through.

          • @Monkeyhog
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            51 year ago

            Thats because you have weak-ass lips. Your mom could do it no problem.

            • @Kabukironin
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              11 year ago

              My mom is dead… I asked your mom she said she sucks golf balls through hoses on the weekend as a warm up before hitting all the town glory holes

          • @Kabukironin
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            01 year ago

            Just so we are all on the same page here… Y’all down voted science, you plebs