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[–] 4am@lemm.ee 23 points 10 months ago

A failed attempt to comb a hairy 3-ball (2-sphere), leaving a tuft at each pole

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only on a perfect sphere. Imperfections allow for places of overlap

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn these perfect balls of mine!

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where do you keep them? Because if they're supported by, or attached to anything, or affected by gravity or pressure, I'm sorry to burst your bubble, they aren't perfect

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

They are perfect to me 🥰

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

do chocolate salty balls next

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

In German, it's called "Satz vom Igel" (verbatim: "Sentence from the hedgehog"). Sounds like some fable. 🙃