Jeena@piefed.jeena.net to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMillion seconds → ~11.6 days, how much is a billion?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareMillion seconds → ~11.6 days, how much is a billion?Jeena@piefed.jeena.net to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCevilia (they/she/…)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoOne-dimensional is the easiest way to get a rough idea of the difference between a million and a billion. Put a stack of a million bank notes on its side, and that’s roughly a walk across a parking lot. Put a stack of a billion bank notes on its side, and that’s a road trip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YUWDrLazCg
One-dimensional is the easiest way to get a rough idea of the difference between a million and a billion.
Put a stack of a million bank notes on its side, and that’s roughly a walk across a parking lot.
Put a stack of a billion bank notes on its side, and that’s a road trip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YUWDrLazCg