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TIL the Hairy Ball theorem (wikipedia.org)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by vatlark@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.ca

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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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[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My nephews have been screaming this. I thought they were just insane, but apparently I've missed a meme!

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Minecraft