What is a Billion?

03-19-2008, 07:44 PM

What is a Billion?

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one
advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into
perspective in one of its releases:

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the
rate Washington spends it.

audiogooroo · 03-19-2008, 08:18 PM

Very interesting. I was enjoying those facts until the last one which really made me...sad...angry...you know.

beezer · 03-19-2008, 09:02 PM

disturbed?

dakals · 03-19-2008, 09:16 PM

OMG!!!!!!!

jussmatt · 03-19-2008, 09:26 PM

Yepper.... and how many billions are spent over seas and on foreigh aid???!!!!!???!!!!

03-19-2008, 09:30 PM

one thousand X one million............

**ringadingh** · 03-19-2008, 10:55 PM

WOW!

stambukj · 03-20-2008, 06:38 PM

Leave it to the FED"S.

**Idaho** · 03-21-2008, 03:46 PM

More than a few?

cactusjack · 03-21-2008, 03:51 PM

Quote:

What is a Billion?

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one
advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into
perspective in one of its releases:

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the
rate Washington spends it.

Ugh, I'm a BILLION seconds old? Ma, get the walker...

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Guest Posts: n/a	What is a Billion? one thousand X one million............
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