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[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 72 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] vrojak@feddit.org 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unless the mole just doesn't have hair on its face or ass or somewhere, then it's possible to comb all hairs flat.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unless the mole just doesn't have hair on its face or ass or somewhere, then it's possible to comb all hairs flat.

That is the case, it has bald patches around its mouth and, uh, hands. I don't want to look up pictures of mole ass, but I can’t imagine the anus itself is hairy, that would be a biohazard trap in the environment moles live in.

[–] four@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, I'm glad I don't live in the environment the moles live in then...

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago

I did not need to know that, but I respect the witty way you communicated it

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 month ago

I knew someone would beat me to it.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Well, a mole is basically a donut. Sooo…

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Claims like that and the actions following from them is why I'm currently in litigation with the Dunkin' franchise of Tightsqueeze, Virginia.

It doesn't help that they also insist that "mole blood is basically coffee"..

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago
[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 46 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There is a similar rule applying to haha well. lets justr say.

[–] Rose_Thorne@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Who up strokin' their mole?

[–] notoftenthat@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Irish equivalent to cranking your hog?

Eta- the Bingalator understands me

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I;m thinkin bout jean bean ramsey

Just chilling here while stroking my mole.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This rubs me the wrong way.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 month ago

Now we know you're not a mole

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Unless it is either perfectly perpendicular to the skin or is already somehow laying in all directions: There can only be one direction. Given a mole moves in tight spaces backwards and forward, both would make sense.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Maybe their fur is like a sequin sweater

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No really, this is a real quality mole fur has

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 18 points 1 month ago (5 children)

This is a mathematical problem with no solution, there has to be a cowlick on a sphere. Perhaps the mole avoids this problem by not being a sphere, where there is a possible solution

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago

It's very short and perpendicular to the skin. It feels like velvet.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

But it’s not completely covered in fur. A partially hairy sphere doesn’t need a cowlick.

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I dont remember learning about moles in math. Chemistry, yes, but I don't think moles care much about topology.

However, if we assume an ideal mole in empty space with no air resistance, we would see how they have this property: their hair follicles would, in the absence of outside interference, stand straight up. So, its technically more accurate to say that every direction of petting a mole is equally wrong.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Someone else covered it in another reply, but moles have bald areas. Hairy Ball only applies when it's entirely covered.

Edit: other comment

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Cowlick doesn't go against what the post is saying

Their hair can lay in any direction at anytime

It's not saying that you can make their hair all perfect in any direction.

[–] muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A topological sphere so unless moles are actually a torus then it's still not possible.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Good news, vertebrates are tori

[–] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Unless they wear a whig.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

they are however usually not hairy on the inside

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago

On a wild Tiger you can do it, but only one time.

[–] skrlet13@feddit.cl 8 points 1 month ago

We can make moles happy petting them, there is not wrong way... How wholesome...

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The same is true about sharks.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Quite the opposite:

  1. Sharks don't have fur
  2. Shark skin is rough is one direction and smooth in the other. This allows them to get friction with the water to drive themselves forward, but the glide through the water for efficient travel.

The idea was copied into competitive swim suits.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah, you're wrong. Sharks are silky smooth in all directions.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/shark-skin-inspired-materials-have-a-long-way-to-go-before-they-work-like-the-real-thing-180980973/

Few people have gotten close enough to a shark to pet it. If you could run your hand from a shark’s head to its tail—not that you should—it would feel smooth, almost like suede. Reverse direction and it’s rough like sandpaper. Viewed under a microscope, shark skin is composed of ribbed, dragonesque scales layered over each other like shingles on a roof. These structures, called dermal denticles, are more like teeth than skin

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The link you posted says sharks are smooth as the finest silk in every direction.

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You sound like you are trying to trick people into getting their skin rasped off by sharks.

[–] kubica@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

I think the mole is trying to trick you to try it.