Secret Chief
Very strong language
Yep. One hole, two ends. Reasoning? Errr... it's only got one hole that traverses the length of the item.
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How Many Holes Are There in a Straw?
- Thread starter SalixIncendium
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I suppose it's a question of whether a "hole" is viewed as the same thing as "opening," or if the "hole" also includes the space after the opening, or between the two openings - whichever the case may be. If you dig a hole and you're at the bottom, then you're at the "bottom of the hole," so the "hole" then becomes the entire length of the space from top to bottom.
Perhaps the word "hole" doesn't really even apply to straws - or tunnels, for that matter. The entrance/exit to a tunnel isn't typically referred to as a "hole," although I guess it could be technically thought of as such.
My brain hurts.
Secret Chief
Very strong language
Is a hotdog a sandwich?! Jesus wept. John Montagu will be spinning in his grave. Thank god for the British Sandwich Association.
Topologically, a washer, a donut and a straw are all equivalent, having one hole.
I suppose it's a question of whether a "hole" is viewed as the same thing as "opening," or if the "hole" also includes the space after the opening, or between the two openings - whichever the case may be. If you dig a hole and you're at the bottom, then you're at the "bottom of the hole," so the "hole" then becomes the entire length of the space from top to bottom.
Perhaps the word "hole" doesn't really even apply to straws - or tunnels, for that matter. The entrance/exit to a tunnel isn't typically referred to as a "hole," although I guess it could be technically thought of as such.
My brain hurts.
Keep digging the hole in the ground until you come out in @John53 back garden. Carefully to avoid the pool otherwise you'll have a hole with water in it.
Poor donkey
Secret Chief
Very strong language
Some doughnuts have no hole, to add to the confusion.
Maybe there are job openings for doughnut hole makers
Shadow Wolf
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But a straw must be a solid object.
No hole - it's a cylinder intruding upon (and enclosing) whatever was there before it arrived - usually space.
Follow-up question, primarily to those that answered zero:
Cambridge dictionary defines a hole as an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object.
dictionary.cambridge.org
Does this not fit the definition of the empty space in a straw? Of not, why not?
@Rival @mangalavara @RestlessSoul @Mock Turtle
Cambridge dictionary defines a hole as an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object.
hole
1. an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's…
Does this not fit the definition of the empty space in a straw? Of not, why not?
@Rival @mangalavara @RestlessSoul @Mock Turtle
Secret Chief
Very strong language
Who won? (Possibly a rhetorical question)...
The dog left and went to her bed so I'm guessing the Mrs won this round.
Secret Chief
Very strong language
"because a straw can be cut only once — from end to end — it has exactly one hole"
- Topology 101: The Hole Truth
- Topology 101: The Hole Truth
What an interesting thread this turned into. A straw exists in a superposition of hole states, so the number of holes depends upon the observer.
It does, so I could go with one hole if that's how it's being defined.Follow-up question, primarily to those that answered zero:
Cambridge dictionary defines a hole as an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object.
hole
1. an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's…
Does this not fit the definition of the empty space in a straw? Of not, why not?
@Rival @mangalavara @RestlessSoul @Mock Turtle
Hmm. The empty space in a straw does seem to fit Cambridge’s definition of the word hole. However, when one understands the nature of a straw, one realizes that the opening does not go through the object, rather, the empty space is what makes the object. Now, think about a wall. Imagine a hole being formed in it all the way through. There is now a hole going through an object rather than making an object.
Sometimes I'll ask someone if they have holes in their underwear.
Many say "no".
So apparently, "hole" means something other than the access ports for limbs & trunks.
Many say "no".
So apparently, "hole" means something other than the access ports for limbs & trunks.