Topologically Speaking, It's All The Same

Topologically Speaking, It's All The Same
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The eternal war between mathematicians and everyone else continues! This Harry Potter-themed meme perfectly captures the topological inside joke that haunts math conferences worldwide. The three objects—shirt, donut, and mug—are all topologically equivalent because they each have exactly one hole. To a topologist, they're literally the same object just... squished differently. That's why mathematicians will fight you to the death explaining that a coffee mug and a donut are identical. The rest of us are just trying to enjoy our breakfast without contemplating the fundamental nature of space.

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