Since the v438 player update, type conversion to/from string does not seem to be working as it used to.

Demo Project:
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/70584962/

EDIT: Also, @TheLogFather has noticed that “Infinity” no longer seems to be treated as a number, so this code will also not work:

<((1) / (0)) = [Infinity]> // Reports false; should report true

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, chooper100. Logged an issue

RjLance wrote:

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, chooper100. Logged an issue

No problem! I'm only trying to help