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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day ago

There's no wrong way to stroke it

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    I dont remember learning about moles in math. Chemistry, yes, but I don’t think moles care much about topology.

    However, if we assume an ideal mole in empty space with no air resistance, we would see how they have this property: their hair follicles would, in the absence of outside interference, stand straight up. So, its technically more accurate to say that every direction of petting a mole is equally wrong.

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      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_ball_theorem

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        Someone else covered it in another reply, but moles have bald areas. Hairy Ball only applies when it’s entirely covered.

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