Another Pair of Pants

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Some people just don't understand fashion. That would include me. Some people just don't understand topology. That would aslo include me.

Following up on yesterday's pants discussion, a pants decomposition of a surface is a collection of curves cycles that splits the surface into a set of pants patches. Don't you hate it when your pants split? The jokes could write themselves, but I think the mathematicians already did that for us deliberately.

I figured Cali would be a good student for modeling ripped jeans. And Moira would most likely appreciate them.

Bonus Comic

As you may know, I sometimes give the "official" answers to Calendar Math problems, and sometimes I do this by making a comic out the answer. I was able to present the answer for the January 5, 2022 puzzle. Since it isn't a standalone comic, but a straight explanation, I'm putting it here as a Bonus comic. The question is included.

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