What does one TRILLION dollars look like? (American, nomination, Computer)

billyjerome · 03-12-2009, 08:21 PM

My dad sent me this email and I found it interesting so I figured I would pass it along. This applies more towards Americans.

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All this talk about "stimulus packages" and "bailouts"...

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 dog treats, so I thought I'd go for a test drive and try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars looks like.

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.

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.

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.

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

billyjerome · 03-12-2009, 08:23 PM

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

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.

You ready for this?
It's pretty surprising.
Go ahead...

Scroll down...

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

(And notice those pallets are double stacked.)

So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about.

Freebase Dali · 03-12-2009, 08:28 PM

All those dollars don't look like much when compared to their actual worth.

khfreek · 03-12-2009, 08:40 PM

I'm pretty sure you can't link images you find in your e-mail dude, though maybe my computer's just being weird and I can't see them <_<

billyjerome · 03-12-2009, 09:25 PM

Duh! Fixed.

Surell · 03-12-2009, 09:26 PM

I really need to rob a bank.

Roygbiv · 03-12-2009, 09:42 PM

My whole life I've wanted to be Scrooge McDuck

Surell · 03-12-2009, 09:44 PM

I want a swimming pool full of money.

Freebase Dali · 03-12-2009, 10:01 PM

I'd rather a swimming pool full of gold.

Surell · 03-12-2009, 10:07 PM

Liquid gold would be brutal as hell.

03-12-2009, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
billyjerome Audio Slave Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 454	What does one TRILLION dollars look like? My dad sent me this email and I found it interesting so I figured I would pass it along. This applies more towards Americans. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All this talk about "stimulus packages" and "bailouts"... 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 dog treats, so I thought I'd go for a test drive and try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars looks like. 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. 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. 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. While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet... __________________ Last edited by billyjerome; 03-12-2009 at 09:23 PM.

03-12-2009, 08:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
billyjerome Audio Slave Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 454	And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere... 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. You ready for this? It's pretty surprising. Go ahead... Scroll down... Ladies and gentlemen... I give you $1 trillion dollars... (And notice those pallets are double stacked.) So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about. __________________ Last edited by billyjerome; 03-12-2009 at 09:24 PM.

03-12-2009, 08:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
khfreek What a guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,123	I'm pretty sure you can't link images you find in your e-mail dude, though maybe my computer's just being weird and I can't see them <_< __________________ last.fm

03-12-2009, 09:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
billyjerome Audio Slave Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 454	Duh! Fixed. __________________

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Roygbiv marquee moon Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 759	My whole life I've wanted to be Scrooge McDuck __________________ Roygbiv's Review Revue LATEST REVIEW SILENT SHOUT BY THE KNIFE

03-12-2009, 08:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	All those dollars don't look like much when compared to their actual worth.

03-12-2009, 10:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I'd rather a swimming pool full of gold.