TVO has a series on Mathematics and last night they covered the topic of infinity. It turns out that there are a lot of answers to the question: "How big is infinity?"
An article that explains this says: "Infinity is an extremely important concept in mathematics. Infinity shows up almost immediately in dealing with infinitely large sets — collections of numbers that go on forever, like the natural, or counting numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on.
Infinite sets are not all created equal, however. There are actually many different sizes or levels of infinity; some infinite sets are vastly larger than other infinite sets."
The explanation takes more than this page. You can read about it HERE. It explains the theory of infinite sets, developed in the late 1900s by Georg Cantor. He showed that there are many infinites.
But this is all a premise to find good infinity jokes:
I was going to tell a joke about infinity But I don't know how it ends.
I love the concept of infinity. I could talk about it forever.
To the guy who invented infinity. Thanks for everything,
Why can’t the Infinity car company trademark ∞ ? The legal battle would be endless.
What's infinity minus one? A sideways seven.
And here's the best for last:
Dictionary namesake Noah Webster's funeral
Noah Webster was an important man in the field of lexicography. So when he died his wife, Miriam, decided to have a large funeral. Many people came out. Near the end, after the eulogy, Miriam asked if anyone else wanted to say something about her late husband. A man comes up to her and says, “I would like to say a word if that is acceptable.”
Miriam says, “Of course!”
The man goes up and says, “Plethora.”
The widow Webster smiles and says, “Thank you, that means a lot.”
Another man comes up to her and says, “I, too, would like to say a word if that is acceptable.”
Miriam says, “Of course!”
The man goes up and says, “Infinity.”
The widow Webster smiles and says, “Thank you, that means more than you can know.”
Lastly, a woman comes up to Miriam and says, “I, too, would like to say a word if that is acceptable.”
Miriam says, “Of course!”
The woman goes up and says, “Aorta.”
The widow Webster smiles and says, “Thank you, that warms my heart.”
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