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Can we settle this: how many holes does a straw have?
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Can we settle this: how many holes does a straw have?

This classic question came up at work and became a big discussion.

I think the answer is two, but others really disagreed. What do you think?

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@pulp

It's just a single hole that happens to traverse the length of the tube/cylinder. Take a donut or bagel, for instance. Easy to agree that there's just a single "hole" in it. Well, does elongating the donut create more holes? No, of course not. So what is a straw but an elongated donut?

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@realnooshiereply

But I can eat bagels and donuts. I can't eat my straw

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@ante_fluidreply

Well, there are straws made of edible material too.

If straws had two holes, then we wouldn't be able to get any liquid through. It's one hole.

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