user=> 1e308
1.0E308

user=> (* 10.0 1e308)
Infinity

user=> 1e309
Infinity

Whuh? Double precision exponents should go up to 1023 and single
precision shouldn't go above 127. There's no floating point format in
commonplace use that maxes out its exponent at 308.

What is going on here?

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