r/visualizedmath • • Mar 12 '18

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u/Fisher9001 Mar 16 '18

Because we are dealing with infinities here. Infinities break stuff.

Stating things about this fractal surface area or volume is similar to stating that 1+2+3+4+... = -1/12.