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?

  • @PlutoniumAcid
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    31 year ago

    This is interesting, Gustavo. Let’s try something: take a block of wood and drill a hole through it, then place it on a table.

    One could say, what is this, a tunnel for ants? They might be correct.

    Make the hole much larger, and one could say, what is this, a tunnel for model trains? They might be correct.

    I still say that a tunnel is one hole, not two, and not made of other completely different things. It also aligns with the donut explanation given in other responses. I disagree with you on the human meat balls, that is conflating two very different things.

    I’d like to know your two-hole arguments please?