Why Does Infinity Act Like a Number?

Imagine you have a never-ending bag of marbles. No matter how many you take out, there are always more left, that’s like infinity. But sometimes, it can act just like a normal number. For example, if you add one marble to infinity, it still feels the same, it's still like having infinity. It doesn’t change much, just like adding one to a really big number.

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  1. Adding one marble to an infinite bag still feels like having an infinite bag.
  2. If you count forever, then count just one more time, it's still counting forever.
  3. If you have a never-ending pizza, eating one slice doesn’t make it end.

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