Million seconds → ~11.6 days
Billion seconds → ~31.7 years
Trillion seconds → ~31,700 years

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
    48·
    3 months ago

    No matter how many ways I see it represented, I still can’t truly grasp how much more a billion is compared to a million. And I suspect most people are in that same boat.

      • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Try sand next time. You can see individual grains, and you’ve walked on a beach. These experiences should give you some intuition.

    • then_three_more@lemmy.world
      6·
      3 months ago

      I think that time is probably the most relatable and human scaled for million to billion, but even that goes out if scale between billion and trillion

      • Bananskal@nord.pubEnglish
        1·
        18 hours ago

        The jump from relatable to unrelatable is rather effective as well. 32 years, compared to 32 thousand years. It’s jarring if anything.