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Mr. Show - 24 is the Highest Number

Mr. Show - 24 is the Highest Number

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0 HN recommenders · discussed 2010–2021
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About this video

A clip from Mr. Show season 3 in which characters insist that 24 is the highest number. It is a short absurdist sketch about counting.

Why it appears in the archive

Posted as a joke in threads about naming large numbers and the size of infinity.

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From the Hacker News discussion

m0nastic · 2010-12 · joke

I'm reticent to post humor here, but this article immediately made me think of this sketch from Mr. Show: [VIDEO]

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tomjakubowski · 2020-01 · joke

Not a discussion of Scott Aaronson's blog, but a relevant bit from Mr. Show, "24 Is The Highest Number." [VIDEO]

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dwater · 2021-07 · joke

I have a degree in math but the first thing this headline made me thing of was still the "24 is the highest number" sketch from Mr. Show: [VIDEO] Theoretical mathematics is often absurd, maybe that's why I like the sketch so much.

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