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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(x, why?) Mini: Pair of Pants

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Don't answer questions about Volume, either. And don't ever, EVER, look first!

A "pair of pants" is any surface that is homeomorphic (topologically equivalent to another space of figure) to a sphere with three holes. The figure on the left is a pair of pants represented in space while the figure on the right is a pair of pants represented on a plane. (And before I colored it, it reminded me of a face that I could use in a future comic.)

Even when asked, when it comes to your partner's pair of pants, tread lightly when making an equivalence with anyone else's figure!

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 1, 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.

I also write Fiction! You can now preorder Devilish And Divine, edited by John L. French and Danielle Ackley-McPhail, which contains (among many, many others) three stories by me, Christopher J. Burke about those above us and from down below. Preorder the softcover or ebook at Amazon. Also, check out In A Flash 2020, by Christopher J. Burke for 20 great flash fiction stories, perfectly sized for your train rides. Available in softcover or ebook at Amazon. If you enjoy it, please consider leaving a rating or review on Amazon or on Good Reads.

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(x, why?) Mini: Hausdorff Space

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I could say that they're 'housed off' from each other, but that's an old joke.

So old that it's mentioned in the wiki entry.

If you want me to explain, well, you're probably better off checking out the wiki page. Topology is on of those Topics that I make jokes about better than I explain. And if you think the above joke is bad, that still wouldn't invalidate my statment.

I also write Fiction! You can now preorder Devilish And Divine, edited by John L. French and Danielle Ackley-McPhail, which contains (among many, many others) three stories by me, Christopher J. Burke about those above us and from down below. Preorder the softcover or ebook at Amazon.

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Manifold

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Many men can be more successful if they learn to stop talking.

I was going to say witchcraft ... but it's not polite to imply that one's spouse a witch unless she (or he) identifies as such. Plus, it didn't fit.

But folding fitted sheets usually requires a wand or a wiggling of one's nose.

I also write Fiction! Check out In A Flash 2020, by Christopher J. Burke for 20 great flash fiction stories, perfectly sized for your train rides. Available in softcover or ebook at Amazon. If you enjoy it, please consider leaving a rating or review on Amazon or on Good Reads. Thank you.

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Poincare

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(C)Copyright 2019, C. Burke.

Claims is the previous ad may be conjecture and may not have been proven.




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Coffee Cups and Doughnuts

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(C)Copyright 2012, C. Burke. All rights reserved.

When you need coffee that badly, you'll try anything.

And whether it worked or not, it would definitely be an eye-opener!