Trillions Upon Trillions — The Fiscal Times

<p>...it was <b>29,701 BC</b> and Neanderthals were chasing wooly mammoths.</p>

A trillion seconds ago...

...it was 29,701 BC and Neanderthals were chasing wooly mammoths.

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If you worked 40 hours a week, you would have to make <b>$480,769,231 per hour</b> to earn a trillion dollars in a year.

If you worked 40 hours a week... If you worked 40 hours a week, you would have to make $480,769,231 per hour to earn a trillion dollars in a year. If you worked 40 hours a week, you would have to make $480,769,231 per hour to earn a trillion dollars in a year. iStockphoto

A Trillion Leaves

It will take the 26,000 trees in Central Park 769 years to produce a trillion leaves.

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For just a little bit more than a trillion dollars in the 1940s, America could have fought the <b>Second World War four times.</b>

A Trillion Dollars For just a little bit more than a trillion dollars in the 1940s, America could have fought the Second World War four times. For just a little bit more than a trillion dollars in the 1940s, America could have fought the Second World War four times. Wikimedia Commons

...with an average stride length of 30 inches, you would walk <b>473,484,848 miles</b>, a distance equal <b>19,015 trips around the globe</b>, or <b>one trip to Jupiter</b> when it is in opposition, and still have enough steps left over to walk to Mars th

If you took a trillion steps... ...with an average stride length of 30 inches, you would walk 473,484,848 miles, a distance equal 19,015 trips around the globe, or one trip to Jupiter when it is in opposition, and still have enough steps left over to walk to Mars th ...with an average stride length of 30 inches, you would walk 473,484,848 miles, a distance equal 19,015 trips around the globe, or one trip to Jupiter when it is in opposition, and still have enough steps left over to walk to Mars three times. But bring an extra pair of sneakers, since, at an average walking speed of four miles per hour, it will take you 28,538,813 years to walk that far. nps.gov/openclipart.org/The Fiscal Times

...they would stretch <b>96,906,566 miles</b>, more than enough to reach the sun.

If you laid a trillion dollar bills from end to end... ...they would stretch 96,906,566 miles, more than enough to reach the sun. ...they would stretch 96,906,566 miles, more than enough to reach the sun. Wikimedia Commons/The Fiscal Times

If every American service member ate 2,500 calories a day while they were deployed to Iraq, it would take <b>until next year</b> before they will have consumed a trillion calories.

A Trillion Calories If every American service member ate 2,500 calories a day while they were deployed to Iraq, it would take until next year before they will have consumed a trillion calories. If every American service member ate 2,500 calories a day while they were deployed to Iraq, it would take until next year before they will have consumed a trillion calories. Wikimedia Commons

If you put the <b>entire human population</b> on a scale together they would weigh about a trillion pounds.

A Trillion Pounds If you put the entire human population on a scale together they would weigh about a trillion pounds. If you put the entire human population on a scale together they would weigh about a trillion pounds. iStockphoto

And finally, a trillion bricks is enough to build <b>the Great Wall of China 258 times</b>, or long enough to reach the moon and back, twice.

A Trillion Bricks And finally, a trillion bricks is enough to build the Great Wall of China 258 times, or long enough to reach the moon and back, twice. And finally, a trillion bricks is enough to build the Great Wall of China 258 times, or long enough to reach the moon and back, twice. Wikimedia Commons