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Re:How to explain infinity to kids by lwansbrough on Thursday August 02, 2018 @09:26PM (#17676711)
How long did that take you? Seems like it take at least a week.
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Re:How to explain infinity to kids by kirubakaran on Friday August 03, 2018 @03:09AM (#17677815)
A million seconds is over 11 days straight without stopping for sleep, food, or anything! I very much doubt that they actually did it.
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Re:How to explain infinity to kids by cyborgx7 on Friday August 03, 2018 @03:36AM (#17677938)
If you count one a second, you're counting very slowly. Also, you can take breaks and pick it back up, making a note where you left off. I did it this way once, growing up.
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Re:How to explain infinity to kids by udkyo on Friday August 03, 2018 @08:48AM (#17679358)
If you count one a second, you're counting very slowly.

That stops being true long before you reach the finish line. Try timing yourself counting from 147,895 to 147,900 and see how long it takes.

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Re:How to explain infinity to kids by cyborgx7 on Friday August 03, 2018 @09:15AM (#17679530)
fair enough
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