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Re: Okay, Let's do the math...

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John Hasler wrote:
> 
> The Starmaker wrote:
> > A million seconds ago is about two weeks ago...
> > when is a trillion seconds ago?
> 
> A million seconds is  1.65 weeks.
> 
> A billion seconds is 32 years.
> 
> A trillion seconds is 32000 years.
> 
> Using US definitions of "billion" and "trillion".
> --
> John Hasler
> john@sugarbit.com
> Dancing Horse Hill
> Elmwood, WI USA

i was wondering what Elon trillion dollars looks like...


So, if a second is here. and a million here.................................................................................and a trillion here, which dot is the billion?

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Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-11 09:02 -0700
  Re: Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-11 09:06 -0700
    Re: Okay, Let's do the math... phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-06-11 11:47 -0600
      Re: Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-11 15:54 -0700
        Re: Okay, Let's do the math... Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2026-06-12 08:14 -0700
  Re: Okay, Let's do the math... phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-06-11 11:45 -0600
    Re: Okay, Let's do the math... John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2026-06-11 14:17 -0500
      Re: Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-12 13:43 -0700
        Re: Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-15 09:09 -0700
    Re: Okay, Let's do the math... Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-06-14 14:18 +0200

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