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Figures like these always imply some fun facts. $3 trillion in 6 years is about $15,800 per second. 3 trillion dollar bills laid end to end the long way (6.14")
by gradschool 5y ago
Figures like these always imply some fun facts. $3 trillion in 6 years
is about $15,800 per second. 3 trillion dollar bills laid end to end
the long way (6.14") can wrap around the Earth's equator (24901 miles)
11675 times, forming a four foot high wall of dollar bills separating
the northern and southern hemispheres (at 0.0043" thick per dollar).
If 3 trillion dollar bills are laid end to end in a straight line, it
takes a ray of light 26 minutes to get from one end to the other. At
2.61" in width per dollar, 3 trillion dollars occupy 119 million cubic
feet, or enough to fill 50198 standard 40 foot shipping containers
(each with an interior volume of 2383 cubic feet), so I guess a
freight train carrying all that money would have to be at least 380
miles long. (corrections welcome)