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 Sketchupout 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.
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.
Go ahead...
Scroll down...
Ladies and gentlemen... I give you $1 trillion dollars...
Notice those pallets are double stacked.
...and remember those are $100 bills.
...and remember those are $100 bills.
So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"...
that's what they're talking about.
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