[Zach]

In $100 bills:

While you will never see a trillion dollars in person (nature's way of protecting your sanity amidst the bailout), computers can do the job without breaking a sweat—or worrying about retirement.

This particular rendering was made through Google SketchUp, Google's 3D modeling software. Measurements were taken of a $10,000 stack of $100 bills (just half an inch thick!) and pretty much multiplied from there using simple geometry. In that trillion dollar shot, each pallet holds $100 million...and the pallets are double stacked.

As for that red blob on the left? It's a human.

 

[Trambo]

I'll take one pallet to go, please.

I'm not greedy.

 

[Zach]

I'll take one pallet to go, please.

I'm not greedy.

yeah, I'd be ok with $66.7 million.

 

[BKK Jack]

Maybe just a large shoebox, like what boots or iceskates come in for me.

 

[ASCSurveyor]

Yeah, but the Google rendering adds 10 lbs.

 

[Zach]

Yeah, but the Google rendering adds 10 lbs.

no, it isn't british funny money

 

[NeverEndingNinja]

****, I'd be happy with one 10g stack.

 

[raab02]

Cool pic.

 

[nyc rugby]

yeah, I'd be ok with $66.7 million.

I've actually held more than that in my hands (well, pieces of paper worth more)...it's a very odd feeling. My boss didn't like it when I looked at him, glanced down and said "this is enough to make it worthwhile." ;D

 

[clemson1]

I'd like to see that in pennies

 

[SuperSmitty]

I'll take one pallet to go, please.

I'm not greedy.

one for me too please ;D

 

[Gerard7aa]

I'll take 2 pallets. 1 for me and 1 for the IRS.... you know how it goes..

 

[NeverEndingNinja]

http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/visualizing-one-trillion-dollars/

 

[RedRaptor22]

Heh, add 80% to that and you'll have what we're going to be up to by the end of the year.

 

[bighammer]

Somebody doublecheck me, because I've been wrong before: :tard: (OK, maybe usually)

It looks to me like there are 50 pallets across and 100 deep. (and 2 high)

If each pallet has $100,000,000 you'd need 1000of them for a trillion. There are 10,000 pallets so it would be $10 trillion pictured.

 

[dream36realms]

I can't add but I'll take one stack

 

[tcl]

Somebody doublecheck me, because I've been wrong before: :tard: (OK, maybe usually)

It looks to me like there are 50 pallets across and 100 deep. (and 2 high)

If each pallet has $100,000,000 you'd need 1000of them for a trillion. There are 10,000 pallets so it would be $10 trillion pictured.

i think you missed a zero

 

[NeverEndingNinja]

Somebody doublecheck me, because I've been wrong before: :tard: (OK, maybe usually)

It looks to me like there are 50 pallets across and 100 deep. (and 2 high)

If each pallet has $100,000,000 you'd need 1000of them for a trillion. There are 10,000 pallets so it would be $10 trillion pictured.

$1,000,000,000,000 / $100,000,000 = 10,000

You need 10,000 pallets of 100 million each to make 1 trillion.

 

[Zach]

i think you missed a zero

:iamwithstupid:

i think the pic is accurate