Million seconds → ~11.6 days
Billion seconds → ~31.7 years
Trillion seconds → ~31,700 years

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[–] 47 points 7 months ago (6 children)

No matter how many ways I see it represented, I still can't truly grasp how much more a billion is compared to a million. And I suspect most people are in that same boat.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    I think that time is probably the most relatable and human scaled for million to billion, but even that goes out if scale between billion and trillion

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