How much is a Trillion?

What's the difference between a million, a billion, a trillion?

- A million seconds is 12 days.
- A billion seconds is 31 years.
- A trillion seconds is 31,688 years.

A million minutes ago was – 1 year, 329 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes ago.

A billion minutes ago was just after the time of Christ.

A million hours ago was in 1885.

A billion hours ago man had not yet walked on earth.

A million dollars is how much the U.S. Treasury spends every five seconds!.

A billion dollars ago was late yesterday afternoon at the U.S. Treasury.

A trillion dollars is so large a number that only politicians can use the term in conversation... probably because they
seldom think about what they are really saying.

Mathematicians seldom even use the term trillion because it is so large a number!

Here is more perspective on what a TRILLION is...

- Trillion = 1 plus 12 zeros

- The United States has not existed for a trillion seconds.

- Western civilization has not existed for a trillion seconds.

- One trillion seconds ago – 31,688 years ago – Neanderthals stalked the plains of Europe.

Our national debt is $11 trillion and growing by leaps and bounds!

Can we imagine?...No, obviously not.

This just in on the wire....

The Dept of Defense briefed the president this morning, they told OBAMA that 2 Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq . To everyones' surprise, all the color drained from Obama's face.

Then he collapsed onto his desk, head in his hands, visibly shaken, almost in tears.

Finally, he composed himself and asked, 'Just how many is a brazilian?'

This is especially funny since he obviously has no understanding of billion or trillion either.

It sounds like an old George W Bush joke...

Originally Posted by cabo35

This just in on the wire....

The Dept of Defense briefed the president this morning, they told OBAMA that 2 Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq . To everyones' surprise, all the color drained from Obama's face.

Then he collapsed onto his desk, head in his hands, visibly shaken, almost in tears.

Finally, he composed himself and asked, 'Just how many is a brazilian?'

This is especially funny since he obviously has no understanding of billion or trillion either.

Originally Posted by mitchbr47

It sounds like an old George W Bush joke...

Kicking "W" around at this stage is a little old but it does remind me of a story that Bernard Garmire the former Miami Police Chief told me.

Police Chief tenures can be fickle and short given their exposure to political dynamics. When he left office, the seasoned old police chief told his successor that he had prepared three envelopes. The first to be opened when enemies wanted his job. It would buy him some time. The second to be opened with the second waive of attacks and hopefully this would buy more time. The third to be opened with the next assault on his tenure.

His successor took office and after six months the powers of record went for his jugular and job. He remembered the letters and opened the first one. It read simply..."BLAME EVERYTHING ON ME. " He blamed everything on his predecessor and told his powerful critics he needed time to correct the mistakes of the former chief. It worked and he bought time.

About twelve months later they came at him again. He remembered the second letter the old chief told him about. He opened and read, "BLAME EVERYTHING ON THE MEDIA". The chief went public and railed at media bias and lack of support from the press. He blamed them for irresponsible reporting and editorializing. It worked he bought some time.

Then, alas, they came at him again. He remembered the old chief's sound advice and opened the third letter. It said....PREPARE THREE LETTERS.

Bush bashers and Obama have already used up the mojo from the first letter and there are signs the may have already started to open the second.

Have a nice day in the Villages.