OT: Thought this was interesting as I've never really been able to visualize a TRILLION dollars.
<h1 class="regtext">What does one TRILLION dollars look like?</h1><div class="adright">What does that look like? I mean, these various numbers are tossed around like so many doggie treats, so I thought I'd take Google Sketchup out for a test drive and try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars looks like.</div><p class="regtext">We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation. Most everyone has seen them, slighty fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends wherever they go.</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5em">
</p><p class="regtext">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 week or two of shamefully decadent fun.</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5em">
</p><p class="regtext">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.</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5em">
</p><p class="regtext">While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet...</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5em">
</p><p class="regtext">And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere...</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5em">
</p><p class="regtext">Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars. This is that number we've been hearing so much about. What is a trillion dollars? Well, it's a million million. It's a thousand billion. It's a one followed by 12 zeros.</p><p class="regtext">You ready for this?</p><p class="regtext">It's pretty surprising.</p><p class="regtext">Go ahead...</p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 24em" class="regtext">Scroll down...</p><p class="regtext">Ladies and gentlemen... I give you $1 trillion dollars...</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">
</p><p class="regtext">Notice those pallets are double stacked.
...and remember those are $100 bills.</p><p class="regtext">So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about.
Original Link: http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/index.html</p>
<h1 class="regtext">What does one TRILLION dollars look like?</h1><div class="adright">What does that look like? I mean, these various numbers are tossed around like so many doggie treats, so I thought I'd take Google Sketchup out for a test drive and try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars looks like.</div><p class="regtext">We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation. Most everyone has seen them, slighty fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends wherever they go.</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5em">
...and remember those are $100 bills.</p><p class="regtext">So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about.
Original Link: http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/index.html</p>
