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Eeny, meeny, miny, moe - Infinity Swing

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In mathematics, it is no problem to represent infinity. Sometimes it only works with/through the help of infinity, such as the möbius loop. But here's my problem: there are counting rhymes for children, as an example: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Catch a tiger by the toe... And for infinities? Are there ‘infinity rhymes’ and how would they work? ----------- Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe, math and I, we’ve never been friends, since the days we learned to count to ten. We start with what we know is true: numbers rule the world – or so they say. From the atoms in the air we breathe, to the milk a cow gives in December’s freeze. Wait a minute, hold on tight, I just had a revelation bright! What if we take this to the extreme? Count to infinity – but make it a dream! Like a rhyme that never ends, or a loop that never bends: "Eenie, meenie, miney, moe, Catch a tiger by the toe… or so? But what if the tiger’s infinity? Then the game goes on – just wait and see!" "One, two, three, four… …and on and on, can you hear it here? Five, six, seven, eight… …until the numbers themselves lose patience!" But here’s the thing I’d love to know: Do we count infinity? Does it go? Are there rhymes for things that never end? Or do we just… pretend? Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, maybe there’s a math divinity, who can help me and give a clue: a counting-out rhyme for infinity?