A trillion dollars

[glider]

What Does one TRILLION dollars look like?​

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A billion dollars...​

A hundred billion dollars...​

Eight hundred billion dollars....​

One TRILLION dollars...​

What does that look like? I mean, these various numbers are tossed around like so many doggie treats. ​

Stay with me ... to get a sense of what a trillion dollars looks like.​

Take it slowly....​

We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation. Most everyone has seen them; slightly fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends wherever they go.​

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A packet of one hundred $100 bills is less than 1/2" thick and contains $10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for a week or two of shamefully decadent fun.​

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Believe it or not, this next little pile is $1 million dollars (100 packets of $10,000). You could stuff that into a grocery bag and walk around with it.​

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While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet...​

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And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere...​

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Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars. This is that number we've been hearing about so much. What is a trillion dollars? Well, it's a million million. It's a thousand billion. It's a one followed by 12 zeros.​

You ready for this?​

It's pretty surprising.​

Go ahead...​

Scroll down...​

Ladies and gentlemen... I give you $1 trillion dollars...​

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(And notice those pallets are double stacked and how small the man looks.)​

 

[Skratch]

Thats great.

Not because of the visual, but I just got that same exact email from my sister-in-law.

Not going to make further comment as I don't want to start a firestorm!!! :s

 

[The4opps1]

Another good analogy to describe a trillion dollars is this: If you spent a million dollars a day, every day, since Jesus Christ was born, over 2009 years ago, you still wouldn't have spent a trillion dollars......

 

[doc_63]

If you were to count to one trillion taking 1 second to say every number out loud...you would finish in 36,500 years.

One...two...three...

 

[cedarbrook63]

If you were to count to one trillion taking 1 second to say every number out loud...you would finish in 36,500 years.

One...two...three...

Well, it would pass the time 'till the recession is over......:bigsmiley20:

 

[Skratch]

There is a whole lot about this trillion dollars thing that is truly scary. I just wish my credit card had the same terms as the feds!!!

 

[hairydogboy]

its only paper..good for rolling a smoke or use as kindling at at bbq

 

[Leprechaun667]

Makes ya want to scream...bad things
My stomach don't feel too good.

 

[Butch]

what put it in perspective for me was the this tidbit from some online source or other...


"You cannot count to one trillion, because 1 trillion seconds = 31688 years!"

ok my bad, I didn't see this post about the counting to 1 trillion...

If you were to count to one trillion taking 1 second to say every number out loud...you would finish in 36,500 years.

One...two...three...

 

[nmphotokat]

I wonder if all the politicians and 'Big business''s and the CEOs were to pay all the back taxes and all the late fees and fines that a regular man on the street would have to pay , if it might make a small dent in the national debt we are hearing so much about. My grandpa use to say
" it's the little guy carrying the big guys " well I guess so, now that we know just how many aren't paying their taxes ,but ,have their hands out for the tax dollars we pay !! just an unimportant stray thought i have now when my taxes are being figured up and I'm looking under sofa cushions and though Levi pockets for small change. :rofl