I believe an earlier post (sorry, I don't remember the author) had the answer.
The infinity symbol on lenses is an image of a Moebius strip. These forms have
no beginning and no end therefore they are infinite.
Christiane Roh wrote:
> Le 8.9.2002 17:01, « Bob Blakely » <Bob@Blakely.com> a écrit :
>
> > Really?!! And which Greek letter would that be?
> >
> > I don't have the answer either, but it's not a Greek letter. Actually, I
> > believe it's a ring, on edge, twisted. The loop is endless.
>
> It could be a deformation of the minuscule of omega.. It would make some
> sense, since omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet.. Not sure about
> it either, however.
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