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>couldn’t physically count to a million.

This is only because they/you haven't tried.

Source: counted to a million once.

Haha I counted to 32,000 once when I was around 7/8 years old. All I remember is it taking multiple days and my mouth was dry and sore. Props to counting to a million!

How long did that take you? Seems like it take at least a week.

A million seconds is over 11 days straight without stopping for sleep, food, or anything! I very much doubt that they actually did it.

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.

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.

fair enough

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