> Everyone says an arbitrary number >> Everyone says they're right and the other people are wrong >>> The other side does the same but with examples to justify their claim(s) >>>> The first party does the same but with more examples to justify their original claim(s) repeat endlessly - First World Issues.
Feels like a waste of time to me, especially if it's over something so trivial and accomplishes nothing... But... that's just me how I choose to use my time... (unwatches thread)
You missed the last step, >>>>>> Someone comes in to ruin the fun with inane whining about the lack of purpose of such a thread. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Naturally, the question is ambiguous, in that, the meaning of the word hole is left to the reader to interpret. I will give my thoughts on each option. 1 hole. This makes sense topologically (the math subject). A straw is topologically equivalent to a doughnut, which inarguably has just one hole. 2 holes. To find this answer, one should consider that the pre-hole shape as a shelled, hollow, cylindrical object. Cutting off both ends results in clearly two holes. I am particularly fond of the explanation that there should not be any holes in your straw. The open cylinder shape being the intended design without any extra holes (loss of suction). I propose one more scenario. Allowing you to draw a conclusion on which of these is correct. Paper Straws. The paper starts flat and during manufacturing is wrapped into a tube shape. Other than end trimmings, at no point is a "hole" put into the original paper.
Except it's not speaking the truth about something, it's being a jerk about a 100% pointless conversation in a vague effort to sound smart and / or funny.
Eh, to each their own. I said nothing inflammatory and you know it. To be frank, it feels more like you're trying to start something when there is nothing. That sounds more like of what a jerk would do than what I did, but... that's just me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nah, it's not just you. Maybe there were already holes on both sides of the paper, but they were simply hidden because the paper was flat?
Thats still pretty steep so its a hole. Like a sloping dip in hills would be an indentation A straw's cross section would be annular not circular and therefore not a cylinder. The cross section of a solid rod not a tube would be circular and therefore would be a cylinder. Cylinders can also be hollow so something like a can would count too.
zero A regular, normal to use (as intended for drinking) straw has no holes. It works by suction created when the person gulps the drink in the cup through it - as is intended. If a straw has holes, the suction is lost and it is no longer a 'straw' it is instead 'trash'. A drinking straw is a hollow tube that one drinks through. They come in many different shapes, lengths, and colors. Some are so small that you can stir your coffee with them. A drinking straw has a 'top' and a 'bottom', therefore: A proper straw has no holes. Not that I saw otherwise mentioned: Straw in another definition, is a word used in agriculture, such as hay, grass, and feed - and is entirely another subject altogether and is simply a tangent for this thread - that already has numerous tangents. (for those that care, you do not feed straw to animals. It is unsuitable for food. It is used as bedding, decoration, mulch, and other matters.)
Why did it take until the end of page 3 before someone brought this up? I suppose this isn't quite the last straw, though. (or, for Dutchies: Katy heeft het kortste strootje getrokken). In Dutch, the first proverb doesn't work, because our equivalent to "This is the last straw" is "This is the drop that makes the bucket spill" (often abbreviated to just "This is the drop...!"). The English equivalent for the Dutch proverb I used instead is "Katy got the short end of the stick".
