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?
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.
so, using this logic, how many holes does a human have? 2? 2 1/2?
I agreed with the logic above, but by my own logic, we only have one hole and it’s for pie.
If we’re going to count how many holes a human has, why not count all sphincters? Is an ulcer considered a hole? Are each of our individual pores holes?