Very Large Numbers

Scale, infinity, and problems that look easy and aren't. A conjecture a ten-year-old can state and nobody can prove. A curve that is somehow the fastest…

A conjecture a ten-year-old can state and nobody can prove. A curve that is somehow the fastest way down. A coastline whose length depends on your ruler. Mathematics is at its best when the setup fits in a sentence and the answer eats a career.

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All the rabbit holes

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