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Just chilling here while stroking my mole.

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  • [–] 69 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Well, a mole is basically a donut. Sooo…

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  • [–] 43 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This rubs me the wrong way.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (13 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.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (10 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

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  • [+] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

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

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

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

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

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

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    The same is true about sharks.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (5 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.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 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

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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