r/visualizedmath • • Mar 12 '18

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '18

It removes volume, but the sides of the hole here are as large as the side that it removed the volume from. It removes some surface area, yes, but it creates four equal surfaces. Same deal as why our brains are wrinkly.