At work we somehow landed on the topic of how many holes a human has, which then evolved into a heated discussion on the classic question of how many holes does a straw have.

I think it’s two, but some people are convinced that it’s one, which I just don’t understand. What are your thoughts?

  • key
    8•1 year ago

    By that argument your mouth is a continuation of your asshole… No offense.

      • andyburke
        18•1 year ago

        Some people haven’t realized almost all animals are just tubes with various fancy shit glued on.

        Edit: including humans

        • Itty53
          7•1 year ago

          Or put biologically, virtually all fauna are just various advanced forms of flatworm.

          • Petrichor3345
            3•1 year ago

            IIRC humans have 7 holes topologically (assuming both vsauce and my memory are correct). I’m not sure how many a flatworm would have, but I bet you could group animals by number of holes topologically, which might be interesting.

            • key
              1•1 year ago

              Two ears, mouth/anus/nostrils, urethra, optionally vagina. That’s 5…what else, eye sockets?

            • GreenPlasticSushiGrass
              1•1 year ago

              Flatworms have a single opening that leads to a branching cavity (an incomplete digestive system). This means that the single opening is for both ingesting nutrients and expelling waste. While your mouth may be attached to your anus via the alimentary canal, I think it beats the hell out of having one multi-purpose opening, imho.

              • Petrichor3345
                1•1 year ago

                Right, technically a human only has 1 hole for ingesting nutrients and expelling waste as well though, assuming you are talking about the mouth and anus. Does a flatworm have any other through holes though e.g. nostrils or tear ducts? I have no idea what the biology of a flatworm is haha.

                • GreenPlasticSushiGrass
                  1•1 year ago

                  No, gas exchange is by simple diffusion across the skin and gut. No ears or eyes per se, just some photosensitive cells in slight depressions on the head. Planaria are pretty simple as far as animals go.

    • HamSwagwich
      3•1 year ago

      Indeed, and when you kiss someone you are making one big hole connected by two assholes.

    • kursis
      1•1 year ago

      For normal people asshole would be continuation from mouth, but I don’t judge. You do you!

    • Th4tGuyII
      1•1 year ago

      Given the amount of people I know who are always full of shit, I’d buy that

    • jclinares
      1•1 year ago

      I assume that’s how OP’s debate of how many holes a human had ended up being about straws: someone argued that the mouth and the anus are just one hole