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To: BGHater

How many trucks would it take to carry a trillion dollars in currency?.. (in say, twentys, or even hundreds)


10 posted on 09/30/2008 1:46:55 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: hosepipe
How many trucks would it take to carry a trillion dollars in currency?

I think you'd be amazed.

A stack of one trillion 20 dollar bills would weigh more than 50,000 tons.

Assuming that you are using a standard 48 foot box on a tractor-trailer with a cargo capacity of 22 tons, you'd need almost 2500 rigs to haul that load.

I'd opt for a check.

14 posted on 09/30/2008 2:22:47 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Prepare for rain.)
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