Contemplating large numbers

Try thinking about this the next time you hear someone say "$1 trillion."

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Days

Years

                     1,000

                     16.67

                  0.28

              0.012

  0.000032

               1,000,000

               16,667

              278

              11.57

  0.032488

        1,000,000,000

        16,666,667

        277,778

        11,574

               32

  1,000,000,000,000

  16,666,666,667

  277,777,778

  11,574,074

         32,489

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