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Brewmaniac · 05-24-2003, 09:45 AM

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its releases:_
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A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the_rate Washington spends it.

duckduck · 05-24-2003, 10:33 AM

Wow, that is some perspective.

Zesty · 05-24-2003, 01:36 PM

GremlinDelirium · 05-24-2003, 01:47 PM

thats actually interesting... cool.

buffto · 05-24-2003, 08:21 PM

at first the 1959 to jesus times doesn't sound like it would work, but 40 * 60 = 2400.
actually, jesus wouldn't have been born yet.

soccerchamp76 · 05-30-2003, 10:40 PM

According to this: a billion seconds ago is 1971
1,000,000,000 seconds/ 60 = 16,666,666.666 minutes
16,666,666.666 minutes/ 60 = 277,777 hours
277,777 hours/ 24 = 11574.074 days
11574.074 days/ 365 = 31.7 years
2003-31.7 years = 1971

1,000,000,000 minutes/ 60 = 16666666.6666 hours
16666666.66 hours/ 24 = 694444.4444 days
694444.444 days/ 365 = 1902 years
2003-1902 = 101 A.D. Close enough to the time Jesus was alive

1,000,000,000 hours/ 24 = 41,666,666.6666 days
41,666,666.66666 days/ 365 = 114155.25 years
I would say that is in the stone age.

05-24-2003, 09:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Brewmaniac Searching for the perfect brew!	One Billion A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its releases:_ _ A billion seconds ago it was 1959. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the_rate Washington spends it. __________________ "That's a joke... I say, that's a joke, son"

05-24-2003, 10:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
duckduck Psycho Location: Where hockey pucks run rampant	Wow, that is some perspective. __________________ Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way!

05-24-2003, 01:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zesty Psycho	nice

05-24-2003, 01:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
GremlinDelirium Insane Location: Pullman, WA	thats actually interesting... cool. __________________ Go Cougs! ~WSU~

05-24-2003, 08:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
buffto Crazy Location: Missouri	at first the 1959 to jesus times doesn't sound like it would work, but 40 * 60 = 2400. actually, jesus wouldn't have been born yet.

05-30-2003, 10:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	According to this: a billion seconds ago is 1971 1,000,000,000 seconds/ 60 = 16,666,666.666 minutes 16,666,666.666 minutes/ 60 = 277,777 hours 277,777 hours/ 24 = 11574.074 days 11574.074 days/ 365 = 31.7 years 2003-31.7 years = 1971 1,000,000,000 minutes/ 60 = 16666666.6666 hours 16666666.66 hours/ 24 = 694444.4444 days 694444.444 days/ 365 = 1902 years 2003-1902 = 101 A.D. Close enough to the time Jesus was alive 1,000,000,000 hours/ 24 = 41,666,666.6666 days 41,666,666.66666 days/ 365 = 114155.25 years I would say that is in the stone age.