How big is a billion?

A billion is far too large to understand by merely seeing a one followed by 9 zeroes.

It is 1,000 millions.

1% interest on $1,000,000,000 accrues $27,397/day.

It would require 4,000 bank accounts to safely store $1,000,000,000.

But the best way to understand the size of a billion is to do what we do best...



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