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I never thought about the fact that a billion is "just" a thousand times a thousand times a thousand. So I thought of something I could picture a thousand of
by logicallee 10y ago
I never thought about the fact that a billion is "just" a thousand times a thousand times a thousand.
So I thought of something I could picture a thousand of - for example millimeters. A thousand mm is just 1 meter, so I can easily see/picture a billion of something (cubic millimeters of air) right in front of me (as 1m x 1m x 1m). Neat!
- grzm 10y agoThe Powers of Ten film comes to mind, helps put things in perspective as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_Ten_(film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_Ten_(film) It's a classic, by Charles and Ray Eames.