Here's a question that I share: Show that if $D$ is a countable subset of $\mathbb R^2$ (provided with its usual topology) then $X=\mathbb R^2 \backslash D $ is arcwise connected.
Arcwise connected part of $\mathbb R^2$
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0@Tapan: It would be much preferred for you to po$s$t the que$s$tion$s$ from your an$s$wer/comment as a new separate question. You can alwa$y$$s$ add a link to this question to make it clear that it is connected to a previous question. – 2013-05-22
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HINT: Not only is $\Bbb R^2\setminus D$ arcwise connected, but you can connect any two points with an arc consisting of at most two straight line segments.
Suppose that $p,q\in\Bbb R^2\setminus D$. There are uncountably many straight lines through $p$, and only countably many of those lines intersect $D$, so there are uncountably many straight lines through $p$ that don’t hit $D$. Similarly, there are uncountably many straight lines through $q$ that don’t hit $D$. Can you finish it from here?
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0I have not thought about this one!! Thank's!! (Edit [p,q] not [a,b] ) – 2012-06-09
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Any two points in $\mathbb R^2\setminus D$ are connected by uncountably many disjoint arcs of circles, of which only countably many may intersect $D$.
(This is adapted from one of my student's solutions to a related exam problem.)