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?

It’s one hole. Your mouth and asshole are connected, and that’s also technically one hole. If both ends are connected, it’s one. If not, it’s two.

@crazy_kat_lady

Well tell me this.

How many holes does a donut have?

You wouldn't say it has two, would you?

And if you pull the top face of the donut up to lengthen it into a straw, you didn't create any new holes, so why would it suddenly be two?

@emperorgeek

When you get a hole in your pants, you don’t say you have two holes (unless the gunshot is through and through). You say you have “a hole” in your pants. The straw just happens to be much “thicker” than your pants.

@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?

@realnooshie reply

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

@crazy_kat_lady reply

what if it's a metal washer, then, instead of a donut

@ante_fluid reply

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.

@bbplay13

One single hole.

@entasaurus

It’s a tube, there’s only one long hole

@calm_overreact