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Molly Wider
Have you ever wondered what a Trillion dollars would actually look like? We often hear of a country's debt being in the billions or of countries spending billions of dollars. We also hear of more everyday numbers in regards to large sum bonuses and tax rebates. Just for fun, here are a few comparisons to how money really stacks up. These measurements are using American currency and every day objects. The Stimulus Check - $1,200: Most Americans received a tax rebate of approximately $1,200 in 2008. If the amount was handed out in $1 bills, it would pile 5.16 inches high, just a little higher than your Apple iPhone. A single share of the priciest individual stocks traded on the market, one share of BRK is about $90,000. If this was converted into $1 bills, the stack would stand 32 feet tall, approximately ¾ the height of a standard utility pole. During the 2008 high where one single share rose to $147,000, that same stack would now stand ten feet above that same utility pole. The 2008 AIG Bonuses totalled $165 million. In $100 bills, the height would measure 591 feet, stretching about 40 feet past the Washington Monument. If they were issued in $1 bills, it would be 59,125 feet, extending into the stratosphere and would surpass the altitude of the highest clouds in the sky. The net worth of some of the rich and famous, such as Bill Gates. $40 billion in $1 notes would measure 2,714 miles, which is the approximate distance from Seattle to Miami. Scheme money was a hot topic this past year. Madoff's Ponzi Scheme, the largest in history, totalled $50 Billion. In $100 bills, the sheer volume of it would be just under 20,000 cubic feet. It would be enough to fill 33.5 Super 18 dump trucks to capacity. Even though AIG handed out $165 million in bonuses, they needed $173 billion in government bailout money to 'avoid disaster'. In $100 bills, this amount would weight approximately 1,907 tonnes. Almost the equivalent of four Beoing 747 jumbo jets at the maximum takeoff weight. $1 Trillion: This stack of cash in $1 bills would be about 67,866 miles, stretching 2.72 times around the Earth's equator. If stacked in $100 bills, $1 trillion would be enough to fill 4.5 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Of course none of us will ever require such large sums of cash during our lifetime, but if you are in need of some cash and realize you have a poor credit rating and standard banks are not an option, consider a private car title loan. These loans are tailored specifically for clients with bad credit and usually provide 24-hour, no obligation on-line applications.
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