What does one TRILLION dollars look like?

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What does one TRILLION dollars look like?

All this talk about "stimulus packages" and "bailouts"...

A billion dollars...

A hundred billion dollars...

Eight hundred billion dollars...

One TRILLION dollars...

What does that look like? I mean, these various numbers are tossed around like so many doggie treats, so I thought I'd take [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط] out for a test drive and try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars looks like.

We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation. Most everyone has seen them, slighty fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends wherever they go.

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Bill

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Bill

A packet of one hundred $100 bills is less than 1/2" thick and contains $10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for week or two of shamefully decadent fun.

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Packet

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Packet

Believe it or not, this next little pile is $1 million dollars (100 packets of $10,000). You could stuff that into a grocery bag and walk around with it.

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Pile

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Pile

While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet...

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Pallet

And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere...

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Pallet_x_10

Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars. This is that number we've been hearing so much about. What is a trillion dollars? Well, it's a million million. It's a thousand billion. It's a one followed by 12 zeros.

You ready for this?

It's pretty surprising.

Go ahead...

Scroll down...

Ladies and gentlemen... I give you $1 trillion dollars...

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Pallet_x_10000

What does one TRILLION dollars look like? Pallet_x_10000

Notice those pallets are double stacked.
...and remember those are $100 bills.

So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about.

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wow

Mhmmoud

it seems to me

not tooooooo much

hahahaha

thank you for giving us an idea about what they mean

by trillion dollars

thanks again

LOOL

عضو فضي

What do you do when the only
person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry

thank you