Million vs. Trillion

davereed:

My last post reminded me of something my dad taught me:

To get an idea how much bigger one trillion is than one million, ponder this: A million seconds is 12 days; a trillion seconds is 32,000 years.

Now get this: It is estimated that in the Universe there are a trillion stars for every human being on planet Earth.

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  1. thatsalotof reblogged this from michaelikesit and added:
    THAT’S A LOT OF STARS!
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    “The size and age of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding. Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity...
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    wooliebear:davereed:
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  12. joncrowley reblogged this from vasta and added:
    i’ve been wrestling with the limits of my ability to conceive of things in mass scale. i’m starting to think the people...
  13. defunct123 reblogged this from wooliebear and added:
    I just learned that there are different definitions for trillion! From WikiAnswers.com: One American trillion (ie. 1012)...
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  17. michaelikesit reblogged this from billda and added:
    In the grand scheme of things, quite humbling, as we are pretty insignificant.
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