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?

  • BarbecueCowboy@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    One common definition of a hole defines a hole specifically as the opening. If the definition applies only to the opening, this implies that the hole exists on a 2-dimensional plane. Despite the fact that the openings are connected along a tunnel, we don’t care about the structure of a hole beyond the ‘opening’, we can ignore everything else. If we continue on that path, there are 2 visible holes on a straw.