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What is a billion
« on: 14 September 2012, 14:27:23 »
Had an animated discussion with a Spaniard about what a billion euros was.

It got me thinking as really a billion is just too big a number for most folk to understand the enormity of especially when governments talk about bailouts in the billions.

Here are a few one liners of a billion.

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 days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

A Billion Pounds ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes at the rate our government is spending it ;D ;D
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #1 on: 14 September 2012, 15:33:37 »
When I was at school a billion was a million million. Now it's a thousand million. Bloody Americans.
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #2 on: 14 September 2012, 15:47:23 »
Quote from: STMO123 on 14 September 2012, 15:33:37
When I was at school a billion was a million million. Now it's a thousand million. Bloody Americans.

They only do it so that the number 'looks' bigger.
Bloody Americans.
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #3 on: 14 September 2012, 15:50:28 »
Ah, is that email doing the rounds again, for the Billionth time...
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #4 on: 14 September 2012, 18:31:00 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 14 September 2012, 15:50:28
Ah, is that email doing the rounds again, for the Billionth time...

and is it true that TB was a billionaire until he spent it all on household appliances?  :o :o :P ;D ;D ;D
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #5 on: 14 September 2012, 19:55:24 »
TerraByte was a billionare?
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #6 on: 14 September 2012, 22:17:15 »
Quote from: Rods2 on 14 September 2012, 18:31:00
Quote from: TheBoy on 14 September 2012, 15:50:28
Ah, is that email doing the rounds again, for the Billionth time...

and is it true that TB was a billionaire until he spent it all on household appliances and air freshners for the car?  :o :o :P ;D ;D ;D

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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #7 on: 15 September 2012, 00:37:17 »
Well the UK was about £197 Billion in debt though there was some doubt as to how much this actually is.A UK Billion is a million x a million.A US Billion is one thousand x a million which is quite a bit less !
If you multiply this years MP's expenses x next years bankers bonus's that would be about the sum of it i recon.
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #8 on: 15 September 2012, 08:17:48 »
a billion is the amount of money I have spent in petrol this year ;D
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #9 on: 15 September 2012, 10:12:12 »
I've told you all a billion times.... Don't exaggerate!!  ::)
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #10 on: 15 September 2012, 15:15:29 »
A billion is a thousand million in America and a million million in this country, but for some reason the treasury use the American billion.
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #11 on: 15 September 2012, 15:43:40 »
Another thing I've learned today...  8)
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #12 on: 15 September 2012, 15:48:41 »
The one thousand million per billion is now universally accepted afaik. ;)
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Re: What is a billion
« Reply #13 on: 15 September 2012, 16:33:56 »
anyway its more than ive got  :D :D :D
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