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      I’ve always liked the seconds one because time is something anyone can relate to, and the gap there is staggering. Of course then there’s a trillion seconds, which is almost 32,000 years.

      What’s the difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars? About a billion dollars.

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      If you worked at an hourly rate of $1000, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you’ll need to work for 114 years to earn a billion dollars.

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        In a more “realistic” scenario, $17/h, 10 hours per day, no weekends or holidays, it would take you more than 16000 years.