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TIL the Hairy Ball theorem (wikipedia.org)

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The theorem has been expressed colloquially as "you can't comb a hairy ball flat without creating a cowlick" or "you can't comb the hair on a coconut".

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And where is the cowlick on there...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

buy it dinner and wherever you want

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

With three extra stomachs, that'll cost ya!