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Published on Jul 6, 2012

Sometimes infinity is even bigger than you think... Dr James Grime explains with a little help from Georg Cantor.

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Videos by Brady Haran

Minute Physics video on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Qout... (somewhat more fast-paced... but we did film ours BEFORE his was uploaded, so similarities are coincidental... well actually, no they are not... we are all building upon Cantor's work!!)

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  • Grace McCulloch

    Simply put... All the numbers from 0-1 are infinite right? So then the all the numbers from 0-3 must be an even bigger infinite then the other.

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  • Silver Jaiden

    Infinity isn't a number

    

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  • TheDOMINO1111

    then i will add 1 to that number just to make the scientist go mad

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  • Veronica Morley

    the new infinite is now expressed as pi

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  • Jesus Christ

    Interesting.... 

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  • MaDa Raouf

    after watching this video ...Simple fact is .. infinity = MIND FUCK O.O

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  • MrMidstream

    lol ya...sure...whatever it is you are trying to say Mr. Bubba Nuts!

    xD xD xD

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  • Fernando Duarte López

    And you the one used only to fuck

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  • Fernando Duarte López

    And you the gut whose brain is a completely shit

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  • Fernando Duarte López

    IDIOT!

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  • MandrakeSauvignon

    What kind of freak shags numbers

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  • racingcarsmedia

    in number theory yes it would be wrong, however in reality, ie time/space, it wouldnt.

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