fun stackexchange answer i just wrote meditating on the surprisingly deep question of what it means for a shape to have an "inside" or an "outside"
math.stackexchange.com/a/3849614/232
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Holes are ontological parasites
There is one parasite inside the straw
Answer = 1, QED
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That's really elegant, QC. Thank you.
I notice my gut looks at the hyperboloid example and says "That's not tricky! It has two interiors and one exterior." I think it's using convexity as a fallback when there's no bound.
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ha. i suppose the two interiors are capable of holding water if gravity is oriented appropriately...
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i love that i can half follow this and am gonna promptly google all the confusing shit
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