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minus-squarePeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoOn the other hand, the world could have its first trillionaire within the decade! And you know how like 1 billion seconds is 31.7 years…guess how many 1 trillion seconds is in years… ...you ready? A little under 31,690 years But unlike Americans living in an unaffordable country, our future trillionaire earned it…right?
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoFor added context: 1 million seconds is “just” 11.6 days. 100,000 seconds is 27.8 hours. 10,000 seconds is 2.8 hours.
minus-squareMojoMcJojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoI just did the math. Don’t do the math.
On the other hand, the world could have its first trillionaire within the decade!
And you know how like 1 billion seconds is 31.7 years…guess how many 1 trillion seconds is in years…
...you ready?
A little under 31,690 years
But unlike Americans living in an unaffordable country, our future trillionaire earned it…right?
For added context: 1 million seconds is “just” 11.6 days.
100,000 seconds is 27.8 hours.
10,000 seconds is 2.8 hours.
I just did the math. Don’t do the math.