I wonder whether anyone ever suggested that the complete absence of any vaguely-spherical object visible on the campus would itself communicate the importance o

I wonder whether anyone ever suggested that the complete absence of any vaguely-spherical object visible on the campus would itself communicate the importance of the spherical shape. If there's a spy who's able to see what's left out on desks, the fact that people are being threatened for anything visible of a certain shape is probably enough to let the spy deduce what's going on.