Never, for the number you hope for is always at least one higher than the one you had, and...
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Humbug:
Could you show us the biggest number there is? That will give him something to figure out. The MathemaGician:
Very well, Sir Humbug. What's the biggest number you can think of? Humbug:
9,999,999,000,999 and... nine tenths! The MathemaGician:
Very good. Now add one to it. Humbug:
Add one? The MathemaGician:
Now, add one to that. Add one again. Add one again. Add one again. Add one again. Milo:
But he'd never be able to stop that way. The MathemaGician:
Never, for the number you hope for is always at least one higher than the one you had, and that's so large that if you started saying it yesterday, you wouldn't finish until tomorrow
Could you show us the biggest number there is? That will give him something to figure out. The MathemaGician:
Very well, Sir Humbug. What's the biggest number you can think of? Humbug:
9,999,999,000,999 and... nine tenths! The MathemaGician:
Very good. Now add one to it. Humbug:
Add one? The MathemaGician:
Now, add one to that. Add one again. Add one again. Add one again. Add one again. Milo:
But he'd never be able to stop that way. The MathemaGician:
Never, for the number you hope for is always at least one higher than the one you had, and that's so large that if you started saying it yesterday, you wouldn't finish until tomorrow
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What's the biggest number you can think of
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Humbug 9 999 999 000 999 and 9 10
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Mathemagician Very good Now add 1 to it
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Humbug Add 1
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Mathemagician Now add 1 to that Add 1 again Add 1 again Add 1 again Add 1 agai
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Milo But he'd never be able to stop that way
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Mathemagician Never For the number you hope for is always at least one more than the one you have
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And that's so large that if you start saying it yesterday
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Movie Summary
Milo is a boy who is bored with life. One day he comes home to find a toll booth in his room. Having nothing better to do, he gets in his toy car and drives through - only to emerge in a world full of adventure.
Actors
Humbug
Milo
