On average, how many times must a 6-sided die be rolled until a 6 turns up twice in a row?

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On average, how many times must a 6-sided die be rolled until a 6 turns up twice in a row?

This a question from "a collection of dice problem", the original explanation I couldn't understant. Can someone explain it from the expectation (sum of an infinite series) point of view?