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minus-squareAggressivelyPassivelinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoNow, how exactly is a penguin toroidal?
minus-square@letsgo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoIt has a single hole through its body from its mouth to its arsehole. IANAB but I think all other holes have at least a membrane between one end and the other. So it’s topologically equivalent to a teacup and a torus.
Maybe what they’re trying to describe is a torus
No they’d only model a bull as a torus.
Kek
Now, how exactly is a penguin toroidal?
It has a single hole through its body from its mouth to its arsehole. IANAB but I think all other holes have at least a membrane between one end and the other. So it’s topologically equivalent to a teacup and a torus.
Imagine a donut-shaped penguin, love it! 😸