There's no wrong way to stroke it
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 14 Jun 11:43
https://mander.xyz/post/32050430

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PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de on 14 Jun 11:54 next collapse

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

Rose_Thorne@lemmy.zip on 14 Jun 12:47 collapse

Who up strokin’ their mole?

motor_spirit@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 13:07 next collapse

I;m thinkin bout jean bean ramsey

notoftenthat@sh.itjust.works on 14 Jun 14:17 collapse

Irish equivalent to cranking your hog?

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Eta- the Bingalator understands me

Eheran@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 11:56 next collapse

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.

ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 14 Jun 11:59 next collapse

No really, this is a real quality mole fur has

ryannathans@aussie.zone on 14 Jun 12:04 collapse

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 on 14 Jun 12:13 next collapse

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

ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 14 Jun 12:18 next collapse

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 on 14 Jun 12:29 collapse

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_ball_theorem

lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de on 15 Jun 09:50 collapse

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

Edit: other comment

muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com on 14 Jun 13:15 next collapse

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

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 13:26 collapse

Good news, vertebrates are tori

PaintedSnail@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 14:59 next collapse

Unless they wear a whig.

Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de on 20 Jun 10:16 collapse

they are however usually not hairy on the inside

idiomaddict@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 13:57 next collapse

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

Sludgeyy@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 17:38 collapse

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.

danc4498@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 12:50 collapse

Maybe their fur is like a sequin sweater

kubica@fedia.io on 14 Jun 12:09 next collapse

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

corvidenjoyer@hexbear.net on 14 Jun 14:46 collapse

But its so tempting…

bleistift2@sopuli.xyz on 14 Jun 12:27 next collapse

Impossible.

vrojak@feddit.org on 14 Jun 12:34 next collapse

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 on 14 Jun 13:55 collapse

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 on 14 Jun 15:29 collapse

Well, I’m glad I don’t live in the environment the moles live in then…

lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de on 15 Jun 09:46 collapse

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

NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de on 14 Jun 16:48 next collapse

I knew someone would beat me to it.

kibiz0r@midwest.social on 14 Jun 17:14 collapse

Well, a mole is basically a donut. Sooo…

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 14 Jun 20:05 next collapse

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 on 15 Jun 09:01 collapse

So are we!

Klear@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 12:36 next collapse

The same is true about sharks.

wewbull@feddit.uk on 14 Jun 14:15 collapse

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 on 14 Jun 15:04 collapse

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

wewbull@feddit.uk on 14 Jun 16:36 collapse

smithsonianmag.com/…/shark-skin-inspired-material…

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 on 14 Jun 16:41 collapse

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

JacksonLamb@lemmy.world on 16 Jun 06:10 collapse

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

baropithecus@lemmy.world on 16 Jun 07:07 collapse
Zerush@lemmy.ml on 14 Jun 13:50 next collapse

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

JasonDJ@lemmy.zip on 14 Jun 14:15 next collapse

This rubs me the wrong way.

SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de on 14 Jun 15:06 collapse

Now we know you’re not a mole

skrlet13@feddit.cl on 14 Jun 15:00 next collapse

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

problembasedperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 14 Jun 15:16 collapse

Just chilling here while stroking my mole.