The Difference Between a Million, a Billion and a Trillion....

[GMT]

just to clarify, an american billion is one thousand million, a british billion (and a mathematical billion) is one million million. But out of interest, when using the term in relation to national debts, the uk govt use the american billion. Therefore for practical useage, the english or mathematical billion can be ignored and simply adopt the american inaccurate use of billion and you'll be right.

 

[pokergod]

A million is chump change for a pro athlete, a billion is chump change for Bill Gates and a trillion is chump change for the US government. The only thing is, that the athlete and Bill Gates have the money, the US gov just keeps printing more and more of it.

 

[stiltokin74]

... since you mention it, does anyone remember Mr. Rumsfeld admitting on 9/10/2001 that 2.3 TRILLION dollars was missing from the books?

amazing that it hasn't been mentioned since. video can be found on You Tube

 

[Xerhoss]

Yep, then there's McDonalds, the greatest hustlers of all time: "billions and billions served." And here i am happy to get 10-20 jobs a year.

 

[PoopyTeaBags]

I've heard this but don't understand... how can a billionaire only have a hundred million?

Because This is AMERICA!!! FUCK YEA!!!

 

[RudolfTheRed]

why make trillions when we can make.... BILLIONS!

 

[Xerhoss]

why make trillions when we can make.... BILLIONS!

Funny chit.

Personally, I'd be happy with just ONE billion.

 

[SpasticGramps]

just to clarify, an american billion is one thousand million, a british billion (and a mathematical billion) is one million million. But out of interest, when using the term in relation to national debts, the uk govt use the american billion. Therefore for practical useage, the english or mathematical billion can be ignored and simply adopt the american inaccurate use of billion and you'll be right.

Isn't it great how we just throw academia in the trash can over here. Be it in describing integers or philosophy many of the words we use aren't based in academia or are sometimes the opposite of their true academic definition.

 

[Hundred Gram Oz]

Great post, but I gotta say , you have way too many 'seconds' on your hands, I enjoyed though teeeee heeeee heeeee

 

[BrainSellz]

Isn't it great how we just throw academia in the trash can over here. Be it in describing integers or philosophy many of the words we use aren't based in academia or are sometimes the opposite of their true academic definition.

word...

Great post, but I gotta say , you have way too many 'seconds' on your hands, I enjoyed though teeeee heeeee heeeee

ty.......i grabbed this bit from the net when i was trying to find out the difference between a billion and a million, someone else did all that math.....

 

[SpasticGramps]

One Million Pennies Stacked Together

One Trillion Pennies Stacked Together

 

[BrainSellz]

One Trillion Pennies Stacked Together

that sure put another perspective on things....mind boggling...

 

[ForbiddenFruit]

So is it.... 1 trillion = 1 million million.... haha what a play on words

 

[MagicChef]

Simple. x1ooo, x1000, x1000 silly.

 

[fishheadbob]

Back in the early days of the latest Iraq war Donald Rumsfeld turned to his boss President Bush the younger and told him that two Brazilian soldiers were killed in Fallujah.
Our noble president responded by asking "Don, how many is a brazilian?"

 

[MagicChef]

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[Trillion]

Back in the early days of the latest Iraq war Donald Rumsfeld turned to his boss President Bush the younger and told him that two Brazilian soldiers were killed in Fallujah.
Our noble president responded by asking "Don, how many is a brazilian?"

I just rofl'd off my seat, is that actually true? Wait it's Bush, of course it is. . Got a good few chuckles from this thread

I swear that million stack looks kinda small, about the same size as both his shoes, I'd expect at least a briefcase full. Damn I'd like to drive a forklift with one of those pallets on!

 

[SpasticGramps]

Those are stacks of $1,000 bills.

 

[Frozenguy]

One Trillion Pennies Stacked Together

And we are in debt for 14 of those!

 

[SpasticGramps]

Our unfunded liabilities are 100+ of those! Government accounting methods makes Enron look honest Boy Scouts.