Is infinity an odd or even number? (2011)

Re:Is infinity an odd or even number? (2011) by hammyhavoc on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @11:56AM (#35789559)

I had it explained at a very early age as "three lots of three", and to imagine it like three boxes of three ice-creams. Treating the multiplication symbol as one would to indicate quantity in a list, thus calculating how many ice-creams there are.

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Re:Is infinity an odd or even number? (2011) by aaronharnly on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @12:41PM (#35790300)

Found the Brit! As an American I’d never heard the “lots of __” phrasing until I watched Numberblocks (a British show) with my kid…

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Re:Is infinity an odd or even number? (2011) by scotteric on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @03:32PM (#35792909)

Pharmaceuticals and other manufactured goods are sometimes referred to in 'lots' meaning a batch.

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Re:Is infinity an odd or even number? (2011) by logifail on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @03:33PM (#35792930)

> Numberblocks

We don't live in the UK but our kids watch Numberblocks.

Our youngest started rattling off all kinds of number stuff which I know for sure she hasn't yet encountered in school.

Me: Wow ... how do you know that?

Her: Numberblocks!

Me: Umm ... OK!

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Re:Is infinity an odd or even number? (2011) by technothrasher on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @06:25PM (#35795051)

I've never watched Numberblocks, but I do like to watch a good game of Numberwang!

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Re:Is infinity an odd or even number? (2011) by hammyhavoc on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @11:16PM (#35797416)

That's Numberwang!

> Numberwang theme tune

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