One Trillion Dollars

[iamtheblues]

Unless you have been away visiting another solar system this last couple of days, you may have heard or seen the term "One Trillion Dollars" being bandied about.
To help you visualize what this looks like, have a look here.
If you are under the yoke of sterling, you'll have to double what you see in the last graphic, assuming it is made of the UK's largest denomination piece of fiat currency, the £50 note.
Saludos,
Bob.

[steve.ledger]

Where has it been bandied about Bob (nanoo-nanoo)

[iamtheblues]

Where has it been bandied about Bob (nanoo-nanoo)

I suspect a joke, Steve, but others, unlike your good self may not have been visiting Ork. But even on Ork they must have heard of the fabled G20 which has of course now saved the world, and possibly even the universe.
Saludos,
Bob.

[steve.ledger]

Live long and prosper Bob

[Burpee]

The only trillion I've been hearing about is the trillions and trillions of national debt the US government has put us in.

It amazes me that we pay them so much in taxes, they spend it willy nilly then they claim it's 'The National Debt' instead of their debt.

[steve.ledger]

hehe - good point

[zaphodeist]

Click on the "But how big is that?" button

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7980209.stm

[Burpee]

Excuse me a moment...let me adjust my oxygen and gravitational pull..... Ah, that's better, now I can see it from way up here, heheh.

[zaphodeist]

To put a trillion doormats in perspective, the CIA describes the size of the UK as ........

[covoxer]

To put it in perspective, human brain contains well over 100 trillions of synaptic connections.