Topological humor

[Bucky]

According to Wikipedia...

"The traditional joke is that topologists can't tell the coffee cup from which they are drinking from the donut they are eating, since a sufficiently pliable donut could be reshaped to the form of a coffee cup by creating a dimple and progressively enlarging it, while shrinking the hole into a handle."

Topologists have their jokes, but always screw up the punchline.

[darkstar]

1. Nice graphic!

I've heard this before, but never could visualize it. Mind bender (see copycat).

:hi:

[struggle4progress]

2. Three jolly sailors from Swindon-on-Tyne went to sea in a bottle by Klein

But since the sea was inside of the hull, the scenery seen was exceedingly dull

"A Space Age Mother Goose" (or something like that)
lovely little book I found at a public library lo those many years ago

[Dr. Strange]

3. Topologists suck ass.

This reminds me of the time my wife bought me a coffee mug shaped like a Klein bottle. I thought it was so cool! I poured the coffee in. But I couldn't get it to come back out.
:cry: