• UlyssesT [he/him]
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    11 hours ago

    It's disturbing how many Burgerlanders don't really comprehend the difference between a million and a billion, either.

    • Adkml [he/him]
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      10 hours ago

      The statement "the difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars is a billion dollars" is 99.9% accurate.

    • heggs_bayer [none/use name]
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      10 hours ago

      Maybe if we put it in terms of football fields or empire state buildings or number of burgers... thonk

      • AernaLingus [any]
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        9 hours ago

        "The difference between the length of a football and a football field" gets us in the ballpark, but it understates it by about a factor of 3; a football is ~1 foot, and a football field is 300 feet (360 with the endzones).