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minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·1 year agoThis is a mathematical problem with no solution, there has to be a cowlick on a sphere. Perhaps the mole avoids this problem by not being a sphere, where there is a possible solution
minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoIt’s very short and perpendicular to the skin. It feels like velvet.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoBut it’s not completely covered in fur. A partially hairy sphere doesn’t need a cowlick.
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minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·1 year agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_ball_theorem
minus-squarelennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoSomeone else covered it in another reply, but moles have bald areas. Hairy Ball only applies when it’s entirely covered. Edit: other comment
minus-squareSludgeyy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoCowlick doesn’t go against what the post is saying Their hair can lay in any direction at anytime It’s not saying that you can make their hair all perfect in any direction.
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@hilariouschaos.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoA topological sphere so unless moles are actually a torus then it’s still not possible.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoGood news, vertebrates are tori
minus-squarePaintedSnail@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoUnless they wear a whig.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agothey are however usually not hairy on the inside
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This is a mathematical problem with no solution, there has to be a cowlick on a sphere. Perhaps the mole avoids this problem by not being a sphere, where there is a possible solution
It’s very short and perpendicular to the skin. It feels like velvet.
But it’s not completely covered in fur. A partially hairy sphere doesn’t need a cowlick.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_ball_theorem
Someone else covered it in another reply, but moles have bald areas. Hairy Ball only applies when it’s entirely covered.
Edit: other comment
Cowlick doesn’t go against what the post is saying
Their hair can lay in any direction at anytime
It’s not saying that you can make their hair all perfect in any direction.
A topological sphere so unless moles are actually a torus then it’s still not possible.
Good news, vertebrates are tori
Unless they wear a whig.
they are however usually not hairy on the inside