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varyherb
on May 21, 2021
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The anus is an evolutionary marvel
When I think about the digestive tract, I wonder—is the human body topologically equivalent to a torus?
dsamarin
on May 21, 2021
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It depends on the minimum size of the what you will consider a hole. Check out the video from VSauce on YouTube about how many holes a human has.
https://youtu.be/egEraZP9yXQ
oh_sigh
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Specifically a g-holed torus, since the digestive tract isn't the only hole through the human body. At the very least, the mouth and ear are connected forming another hole.
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