How many holes does a straw have?

[grunthy]

If a piece of paper has a part of it cut out in the middle, does it have 1 hole or 2 holes?

[meow]

Zero, but if I'm bound by the poll and have to change the construct I'll say two; mainly because I don't consider my mouth and anus to be the same hole. If someone convinces me otherwise I'll just go kill myself now, thanks.

Guess what folks. dodint is wroooooong again.

State your case.

Science man has the correct answer

imo of course.

[Pavel Bure]

If a piece of paper has a part of it cut out in the middle, does it have 1 hole or 2 holes?

So what? Length determines if there are 1 or 2 holes? Or position? Or if the path is linear or not?

[grunthy]

If a piece of paper has a part of it cut out in the middle, does it have 1 hole or 2 holes?

So what? Length determines if there are 1 or 2 holes? Or position? Or if the path is linear or not?

What? I’m just saying you don’t say there are two holes in the piece of paper. A bottom hole and a top hole. That’s ridiculous.

[willeyeam]

If a piece of paper has a part of it cut out in the middle, does it have 1 hole or 2 holes?

There seems to be a hole in your argument

[MR25]

If a piece of paper has a part of it cut out in the middle, does it have 1 hole or 2 holes?

That's not even remotely close to being the same thing, if I'm understanding your post correctly.

If you have a flat piece of paper and you cut a hole in the middle of it, you don't have a straw. You have a flat plane with a hole in the middle.

[eddy]

if you poked a hole in the straw, it still has one hole?

[robbiestoupe]

1 hole, 2 openings is clearly correct. No further need for discussion.

Gotta stick with the scientist.

#teamscienceftw

[columbia]

It's a hollow cylinder. As such, a straw had zero holes.

[eddy]

I'm confused, this is how we all drink at my house, how many is this?

[robbiestoupe]

It's a hollow cylinder. As such, a straw had zero holes.

A hollow cylinder has no opening. It has a known thickness around the entire perimeter and therefore has no openings and no holes. So yes, a hollow cylinder has zero holes. A straw is not a hollow cylinder.

[eddy]

I think dodints mouth/anus rule makes the most sense

[dodint]

I think dodints mouth/anus rule makes the most sense

columbia new Location pls.

[Gaucho]

I can see how it would make sense in dodint's case.

[LITT]

It's a hollow cylinder. As such, a straw had zero holes.

A hollow cylinder has no opening. It has a known thickness around the entire perimeter and therefore has no openings and no holes. So yes, a hollow cylinder has zero holes. A straw is not a hollow cylinder.

whats the difference between a straw and a hollow cylinder? a straw was a hollow cylinder before it became a straw

[columbia]

I think dodints mouth/anus rule makes the most sense

columbia new Location pls.

I'm trying to be more family friendly, so pass.

[Pavel Bure]

It's a hollow cylinder. As such, a straw had zero holes.

A hollow cylinder has no opening. It has a known thickness around the entire perimeter and therefore has no openings and no holes. So yes, a hollow cylinder has zero holes. A straw is not a hollow cylinder.

whats the difference between a straw and a hollow cylinder? a straw was a hollow cylinder before it became a straw

Let's say that's true. Then you start by making a hole in one end and a 2nd hole in the other. 2 HOLES!

[grunthy]

If a piece of paper has a part of it cut out in the middle, does it have 1 hole or 2 holes?

That's not even remotely close to being the same thing, if I'm understanding your post correctly.

If you have a flat piece of paper and you cut a hole in the middle of it, you don't have a straw. You have a flat plane with a hole in the middle.

Im not using the paper as a plane in this discussion. I probably should have used this as an example to not confuse people.

[mikey]

It's a hollow cylinder. As such, a straw had zero holes.

A hollow cylinder has no opening. It has a known thickness around the entire perimeter and therefore has no openings and no holes. So yes, a hollow cylinder has zero holes. A straw is not a hollow cylinder.

whats the difference between a straw and a hollow cylinder? a straw was a hollow cylinder before it became a straw

Let's say that's true. Then you start by making a hole in one end and a 2nd hole in the other. 2 HOLES!

What the ****...

[grunthy]

It's a hollow cylinder. As such, a straw had zero holes.

A hollow cylinder has no opening. It has a known thickness around the entire perimeter and therefore has no openings and no holes. So yes, a hollow cylinder has zero holes. A straw is not a hollow cylinder.

whats the difference between a straw and a hollow cylinder? a straw was a hollow cylinder before it became a straw

Let's say that's true. Then you start by making a hole in one end and a 2nd hole in the other. 2 HOLES!

Or you could just make the first hole drilled all the way through, negating the step of going to the other end.

[shafnutz05]

I responded two initially, but after googling it and reading some stuff, I guess one? The mouth/anus metaphor is apt though.

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

You can turn a piece of paper into a hollow cylinder.

[LITT]

regarding the mouth/anus opinion

alimentary canal: the whole (editor's note: hole?) passage along which food passes through the body from mouth to anus. It includes the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

[blackjack68]

[LITT]

You can turn a piece of paper into a hollow cylinder.

you can turn a piece of paper in to a straw