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?

  • @assassinatedbyCIA
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    351 year ago

    A straw is geometrically the same as a circular piece of paper with a z depth of zero and a hole in the middle. Because the z depth is zero there is only one hole. As you add thickness the one hole remains. Therefore, a straw has one hole.

    • @MissJinx
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      11 year ago

      so, using this logic, how many holes does a human have? 2? 2 1/2?

      • @SuRiYa
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        • @MissJinx
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          1 year ago

          I counted the ears as 1 hole and the rest as another. Like If I put food in my ear it wont come out through the mouth or urethra.

          Edit: I was wrong, the ears are indeed conected to the nasopharynx and I didn’t know that.

      • @Vigge93
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        41 year ago
        1. Two ears, two eyes, two nostrils, one mouth, all connected to the anus.
        • @MissJinx
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          21 year ago

          ears? tell me this story…

          • Ferris
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            21 year ago

            You have to rip through a membrane unless you’ve had tubes implanted for the ears I think?

            • @MissJinx
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              21 year ago

              Yes I google it and discovered my mistake

              • Ferris
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                21 year ago

                I’m a weirdo who learned how to ‘click’ their ears (opening eustachian tubes on demand) on their own possibly before Google existed, and have done a little research between now and then :p