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Kablooie

(19,121 posts) Wed Jul 2, 2025, 03:03 PM Jul 2025

One trillion dollars visualized

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One trillion dollars visualized (Original Post) Kablooie Jul 2025 OP

One-trillion-dollars Wicked Blue Jul 2025 #1

Another comparison to put things into perspective: W_HAMILTON Jul 2025 #2

Thanks. That really drives home how much a trillion is compared to a mere million/billion. brush Jul 2025 #5

Is this what the Qatari 747 is for? newdeal2 Jul 2025 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #4

Wicked Blue

(9,022 posts)

1. One-trillion-dollars

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 03:17 PM

Jul 2025

W_HAMILTON

(10,438 posts)

2. Another comparison to put things into perspective:

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 03:24 PM

Jul 2025

100,000 seconds is a little over one day.

A million seconds is 12 days.

A billion seconds is 31 years.

A trillion seconds is 31,688 years.

Taken from: https://calculat.io/en/date/seconds

brush

(61,033 posts)

5. Thanks. That really drives home how much a trillion is compared to a mere million/billion.

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 03:52 PM

Jul 2025

newdeal2

(5,613 posts)

3. Is this what the Qatari 747 is for?

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 03:25 PM

Jul 2025

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