underdog Posted March 12, 2009 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 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. 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. 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
underdog Posted March 12, 2009 While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet... 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. SOURCE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paragon Posted March 12, 2009 ^In other words, it's the size of a small warehouse? That's a lot of dough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Resistance Posted March 12, 2009 well actaully i doupt $1 Trillion in cash actually exists. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salma Posted March 14, 2009 ^^ why not??, use ur imagination and add a bank account in Zurich/Switzerland? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted March 14, 2009 what about a trillion somali shillins>>>? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
