david boden
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We all hear politicians, businessmen, and news channels quoting these figures daily , and maybe we can't grasp the quantifiable difference.
I heard a great analogy recently, which helps to get our brains round the difference ( we already know that a billion is 1000x a million but can't grasp the concept ).
So, ---if you stayed awake for around 12 hours a day , and counted up to 1 million, it would take you around 18 DAYS.
If you stayed awake for 12 hours a day and counted up to 1 Billion, it would take you ????
Around 62 YEARS !
I heard a great analogy recently, which helps to get our brains round the difference ( we already know that a billion is 1000x a million but can't grasp the concept ).
So, ---if you stayed awake for around 12 hours a day , and counted up to 1 million, it would take you around 18 DAYS.
If you stayed awake for 12 hours a day and counted up to 1 Billion, it would take you ????
Around 62 YEARS !