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Ed Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 31 May 2005 09:28:28 -0400
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If this is accurate, it is quite a point to ponder. Any math people want
to check it out?:


A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising
agency
did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its
releases.

A billion seconds ago it was 1973.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
A billion days ago no-one walked on two feet on earth.
A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our
government spends it.

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