52!

Start a timer for 52! seconds. Wait a billion years between every one-metre step around the equator. After each lap, remove one drop from the Pacific. When it’s empty, add a sheet of paper, refill the ocean, and start again. Once the paper reaches the Sun, clear the stack and repeat.

How many of these cycles will it take for the timer to run out?

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NASA Blue Marble image of Earth, with swirling clouds over the Pacific and the Americas
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Full view of the Sun and its corona from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
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