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To Infinity… and Beyond!

Owain Griffin takes a leap beyond the limits of numbers, into concepts.

Ayone who’s spent time around young children knows that inevitably, they will try to out-do each other. It usually doesn’t matter what the subject of the argument actually is, only who gets the last word. In order to win this contest, children usually invoke mathematics:

“I’m cooler than you are!” says Child #1.

“No you’re not, I’m twice as cool as you!” replies Child #2

“I’m three times as cool as you!” returns Child #1.

This then continues back and forth with each party one-upping the other with a new, larger number.

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