Donut Memes

Mathematicians have a unique relationship with mugs. Normal people buy those pretentious formula-covered mugs thinking they look smart, while real math nerds just want a donut mug because... well... topology . In topology, a coffee mug and a donut are actually the same shape (homeomorphic) - they both have exactly one hole! So that donut "mug" is the ultimate inside joke. The final panel is just the mathematician sitting there smugly thinking "I'm not drinking from a mug, I'm drinking from a torus." Pure mathematical superiority in ceramic form.

The mathematical torus is having an existential crisis! While it's a superstar in topology (the branch of math studying shapes that remain unchanged under stretching and bending), it can't help comparing itself to its tastier look-alikes. Poor torus—geometrically fascinating with its donut shape and one hole, yet forever walking past regular donuts and bagels with food envy! In topology, a torus is basically a surface with one hole—like a donut where mathematicians care about its hole properties, not its deliciousness properties. The ultimate shape-identity crisis!