So tonight at bedtime, Monkeyman & I were doing this thing we do, where we jokingly compete for who loves who more:
Monkey: I love you!
Me: I love you 7 times more than that!
Monkey: I love you 10 times more than that!
Me: Well, I love you 35 times more than that!
Monkey: Well, I love you 100 times more than that!
Me: Oh yeah, well, I love you 1,000 times more than that!
Monkey: I love you 100,000 times more than that!
Me: Well, I love you a million times more than that!
Monkey: (pauses) Hey, what is the last number?
"Last number" meaning: "What is the very highest number?" so he can use that to outdo me. It just struck me as a really great question - I love the way his mind works. I told him that there is no "last number" and explained the concept of infinity and he thought that was really cool. "Oh, like on Toy Story, right?" And I replied that yes, when Buzz Lightyear says "To Infinity and Beyond" he means "On and on, forever."
So that's our math lesson for the day - a review of the concepts of "greater than" and "infinity". :)
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