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Can we settle this: how many holes does a straw have? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 years ago by RealNooshie to c/asklemmy

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

One hole. Both "holes" in the straw lead to one another, ergo they're the same hole, ergo a straw only has one long hole

[–] onionbaggage 1 points 2 years ago

Omg... What are holes? My brain is melting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Maybe it has infinite holes?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There are only two real answers, either 0 or 1.

If you are going topologically the answer is one, just like a donut.

Personally I like to think of a straw as a hollow cylinder of plastic, in which case the "hole" in the center is just space the cylinder doesn't occupy and not actually a hole, so zero.

Two holes doesn't even make any sense imo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Try punching 2 holes in your tire, and demand to pay for at most 1 puncture repair, let's see how far that 0 or 1 hole argument gets you :)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

By the logic of most of the comments in here, does this mean most people are wrong when they say they are digging a hole???

[–] dylanTheDeveloper 0 points 2 years ago

I'm Diggy Diggy crater

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

@RealNooshie Two.

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