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12-24-2008, 06:45 AM
Math and numbers have always intrigued me. I recently came across this numeric analysis that illustrates the magnitude of some of the numbers being tossed around in our daily conversation. This may put things in perspective.
Mathematician John Allen Paulos puts “million,�? Billion,�? and “trillion�? in context, likening them to the passage of time in order to understand their order of magnitude. Relate $1 million dollars to one million seconds and it adds up to 11 days. Liken $1 billion dollars to one billion seconds and it adds up to 31 years and six months. Compare $1 trillion dollars to one trillion seconds and it adds up to more than 315 centuries.
Currently the Unites States debt amounts to over $10 trillion dollars.
Is it just me, or does this just blow your mind!!!
Mathematician John Allen Paulos puts “million,�? Billion,�? and “trillion�? in context, likening them to the passage of time in order to understand their order of magnitude. Relate $1 million dollars to one million seconds and it adds up to 11 days. Liken $1 billion dollars to one billion seconds and it adds up to 31 years and six months. Compare $1 trillion dollars to one trillion seconds and it adds up to more than 315 centuries.
Currently the Unites States debt amounts to over $10 trillion dollars.
Is it just me, or does this just blow your mind!!!
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