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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.
No really, this is a real quality mole fur has
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
I dont remember learning about moles in math. Chemistry, yes, but I don't think moles care much about topology.
However, if we assume an ideal mole in empty space with no air resistance, we would see how they have this property: their hair follicles would, in the absence of outside interference, stand straight up. So, its technically more accurate to say that every direction of petting a mole is equally wrong.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_ball_theorem
Someone else covered it in another reply, but moles have bald areas. Hairy Ball only applies when it's entirely covered.
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