Did you ever try to one-up your friend with the phrase “times infinity plus one”? It may sound foolish but there is some truth to it. Mathematician Justin Moore spoke to Steven Strogatz at Quartz about the mathematical concept of infinity and how some infinities are bigger than others.
I can’t really quote anything from the transcript as it doesn’t make sense out of context and I can’t quote the whole thing so you’ll just have to read it/listen to the audio on their website.