• sroos@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      They go through the same hole as the mouth in the end, though. At least a part of them…

      I think I said in another comment that I’m not an actual expert on this matter. So there may well be more holes in this theory, and person.

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        16 hours ago

        They go through the same hole as the mouth in the end, though.

        Yes, but they’re distinct openings, which means we’re not topologically equivalent to a doughnut when you take them into account. Topological equivalence implies that you can transform one object into another without changing the number of openings. Classic example is a doughnut and a coffee mug (the handle of a coffee mug is the opening). A human would be equivalent to a doughnut with two holes poked through the side into the middle.