I think you might like this: http://www.cut-the-knot.org/WhatIs/Infinity/9999.sh... | Hacker News

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Natsu on Dec 13, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Secret Number

I think you might like this:

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/WhatIs/Infinity/9999.shtml

kalid on Dec 14, 2011 [–]

Thanks for the pointer! I enjoy discussions about .999... because it really makes us question what we mean about infinity (and assumptions about the reals).

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