A Trillion Sound like a LOT!
OK. At one time in your life you have/will make $20,000. So let’s compare $1 to 1 second.
$1 = 1sec.
20,000 second ago was almost 6 hours!
1 million seconds ago was 11 1/2 days ago….Today is November 26th around noon. So that would be about Saturday, November 15th midnight.
1 billion seconds ago would be 31 YEARS ago…1977, back when gas was about $.60 per gallon.
1 trillion seconds ago would be almost 33,000 YEARS ago…29,000 B.C.!
So when you’re hearing the government wants another figure with a dollar amount in front of it, just remember what a trillion is! Also don’t forget, EVERYONE in Washington, D.C. is responsible for this - Bush, Obama, McCain, all your congressional representatives, all your lobbyists…everyone but you! But you are picking up the bill! And even though 5 hours seems like some time; do YOU want to spend all of it paying off the irresponsible spending of others!?
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:02 am
The bigger trouble here is that it’s PLURAL!
January 31st, 2009 at 8:45 pm
think a trillion is alot ?
ponder this,,,,,
scientists believe there are about 70 sextillion stars in the known universe.
thats,,, 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
at a star a second,,,,or 31,536,000 stars a year
the universe began,,,
2 quadrillion, 219 trillion, 685 billion, 438 million, 863 thousand, 5 hundred and 20 YEARS ago !!!!
AND GOD DID THAT IN 6 DAYS !!!!! NOW I KNOW WHY HE WAS TIRED.