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Zeno's Paradox: Achilles and the Tortoise
the race that logic says never ends
Achilles runs ten times faster than a tortoise with a head start — but every time he closes the gap, the tortoise has already moved a little further. Infinitely many gaps to cross. Does he ever actually catch up?
Source: Zeno of Elea's Achilles paradox (5th century BC), dramatized
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