[Vision]

A million seconds is 11 1/2 days. A billion seconds is 31 years.

[garyhope]

A billion is one thousand million.

[dfwgator]

So the man asked God what's a billion dollars to him, and God said, "a penny."

Then he asked God what 10,000 years was, and God said, "it's one second."

Then he asked God if he could have a penny.

And God, said, "Yes. In a second."

[exnavy]

Democrats happened.

[spankalib]

I like stuff like this. Puts it in perspective, it does. ('pretty soon, we're talking about some real money!)

Anyway, I use this example alot: How long would it take you to just count to a million, if you count at the rate of one number per second? (I know, I know - a million seconds! - but how long in real time?)

That's 24 hrs. a day, too. If you want to sleep, eat, etc, for 12...the answer doubles!

Now, how long to a billion?

A trillion?

[So Cal Rocket]

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

Actually... a billion seconds ago was 1974.

[So Cal Rocket]

B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

Actually, a billion minutes ago was the year 104 AD... approximately 70 years after Jesus was crucified.

[So Cal Rocket]

E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

Actually... given that the Government (and I'm only limiting it to the Federal Goverment) will spend approximately $2.7T this year, a billion dollars ago was 3 hours and 15 minutes ago.