I believe I remember this exact conversation in third grade. (Maybe not the “kajillion” part. Almost the exact conversation, then.) That might have been a few years ago.
My wife says that she almost dumped me when we were first going out when I tried explaining that there was more than one kind of infinity. To be fair, we were hiking so I didn’t have a blackboard to make the proof more rigorous.
McColl34 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I believe I remember this exact conversation in third grade. (Maybe not the “kajillion” part. Almost the exact conversation, then.) That might have been a few years ago.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 3 years ago
How about imaginary numbers?
Olddog1 almost 3 years ago
With infinity there is always room for one more. Or one more than that.
david_42 almost 3 years ago
And in high school, you can learn about the relative sizes of infinities.
Dkram almost 3 years ago
There is always Google, or one followed by 100 zeros.
And then there’s Googolplex which is, forget about it. (0.o)
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ChrisRiesbeck Premium Member almost 3 years ago
My wife says that she almost dumped me when we were first going out when I tried explaining that there was more than one kind of infinity. To be fair, we were hiking so I didn’t have a blackboard to make the proof more rigorous.
Tweet&Bleat almost 3 years ago
Two Infinity! And Beyond!
ChessPirate almost 3 years ago
Inconceivable!
Doctor Toon almost 3 years ago
Really big numbers boggle my mind
Things like distances in space, the estimated number of grains of sand on any given beach, the federal deficit, …
Plods with ...™ almost 3 years ago
It’s like getting to the end of the interwebs. Took me a long time