submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/memes@lemmy.world
 

I considered deleting the post, but this seems more cowardly than just admitting I was wrong. But TIL something!

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago

Imagine the line of 1s is stacked like pages in books on a shelf, but the line of 100s is placed in a row so they're only touching on the sides. You could probably fit a few hundred 1s in the space of one 100. Both lines still have infinite bills in them, but now as you go along, you're seeing a lot more 1s at a time.

That's the thing about infinities, you can squish and stretch them, and they're still infinite.

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