Im curious what peoples response modes are and potential for explanation
You could have made it difficult if you had omitted 'in two', which implies symmetrical and identical halves.
Shoot, just read this and realised that it makes no difference for a sphere. https://primal.net/e/note1fgpdhma589puznxd3m462nd8v0kvph03nkfqzugn90rnd5mxs6hqul5s7l