Tag Archives: infinity

Unlimited* marketing reaches Infinity*

Posted on 30th June 2010 by fin

The shampoo bottle was the last straw. “Touchably soft hair” it promises.  Marketing claims and brand names become ever more contrary and vacuous.  Or perhaps I’m becoming more attuned to them (not to say grumpy!). Let’s look at a trio … Continue reading →

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0.9 repeater = 1 exactly

Posted on 26th February 2010 by fin

This blew my mind.  If you asked me a few days ago, I’d have said that 0.999999 (with 9′s repeating to infinity) could never exactly equal 1, since it would always be that little bit less than one.  Sure, it … Continue reading →

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