Zeno's Sequels
Zeno pitches endlessly halving movie sequels; a studio exec complains about shrinking box office, and Zeno hopes the series diverges.
Use this cartoon
Free for classrooms, worksheets, slides and other non-commercial use under CC BY-NC 4.0, with credit to Ben Orlin.
Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-01-03-zeno-s-sequels/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Poster] "HUNGER GAMES: Part 3 (Part 2) ((Part 2)) (((Part 2))) ..."
A: "Your idea is a disaster, Zeno! The box office is shrinking with each sequel!"
B: "But maybe the sum diverges!"