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Freestyler · Jan 6, 2005

Someone told me that in the USA, you only need $1 million more than $99 million, and you have a billion. Is this true?

In other words, is $1 billion equal to $100 million?

goodcow · Jan 6, 2005

Um... it's $1000 million.

LakeEarth · Jan 6, 2005

How are you NOT a junior member?

Freestyler · Jan 6, 2005

See I was always sure of that too, but some people beg to differ. Will be interesting to see the replies.

It's definitely $1000 million here in New Zealand and in Australia.

Manabanana · Jan 6, 2005

Haha, what.

1,000,000 = 1 million
100,000,000 = 100 million
1,000,000,000 = 1 billion

See I was always sure of that too, but some people beg to differ. Will be interesting to see the replies.

It's definitely $1000 million here in New Zealand and in Australia.

:lol :lol :lol

Tim · Jan 6, 2005

Freestyler said:
See I was always sure of that too, but some people beg to differ. Will be interesting to see the replies.

No it won't :lol

Hitokage · Jan 6, 2005

In english, all numerical units above a "thousand" are in thousands. So for America...

1 thousand = 1,000
1 million = 1,000 thousand
1 billion = 1,000 million
1 trillion = 1,000 billion

Other places throw in "milliard" and "billiard", but the basic concept is the same.

Freestyler · Jan 6, 2005

OK ok, point taken

I will never trust another human again.

Oh and just to save a little embarrassment, I thought it was too weird to be true (the $100 million in the USA is $1 billion). Just had to check

Freestyler · Jan 6, 2005

Hitokage said:
In english, all numerical units above a "thousand" are in thousands. So for America...

1 thousand = 1,000
1 million = 1,000 thousand
1 billion = 1,000 million
1 trillion = 1,000 billion

Other places throw in "milliard" and "billiard", but the basic concept is the same.

Yea yea, I'm not retarded. Just got told this by a trustworthy, much older person who was sure of it.

Tim · Jan 6, 2005

Freestyler said:
Yea yea, I'm not retarded. Just got told this by a trustworthy, much older person who was sure of it.

Make sure to slap this trustworthy friend of yours in the face, real, real hard.

LakeEarth · Jan 6, 2005

Trustworthy.... the brain of a potato, but a trustworthy potato!

NLB2 · Jan 6, 2005

Hitokage said:
Other places throw in "milliard" and "billiard", but the basic concept is the same.

Billiard, like in pool?

Drozmight · Jan 6, 2005

$900 million of every $1000 million US is a non-refundable security deposit. This is fact. It's in the constitution.

Loki · Jan 6, 2005

LakeEarth said:
How are you NOT a junior member?

:lol

LOL

See I was always sure of that too, but some people beg to differ. Will be interesting to see the replies.

:lol

Freestyler · Jan 6, 2005

Wow! That's crazy. Why would they do that?

/sarcasm

Brannon · Jan 6, 2005

"We could make hundreds of thousands, hell, even thousands of thousands!"

*They call those Millions.*

"Millions....."

Once Upon a Time in the West, nuthin but good.

explodet · Jan 6, 2005

I think I've heard this notation before - where $100 million is equal to a billion, but it's very very obscure.

Probably back in the days when $1 million was a lot. (pinky to lip)

Mama Smurf · Jan 6, 2005

Maybe your friends or whoever are confusing it with a British billion, which is a million million. 1,000,000,000,000.

That's the old way anyway, everyone who says a billion now means a thousand million. And that's what milliard's about I believe, that was a British thousand million.

megateto · Jan 6, 2005

This is Radio Free Europe:
1 billion (here, Spain)= 1 million of millions: 1.000.000.000.000

Hitokage · Jan 6, 2005

NLB2 said:
Billiard, like in pool?

According to some, 1,000 million = 1 milliard, 1 million million = 1 billion, 1,000 billion = 1 billiard, 1 million billion = 1 trillion.

Drozmight · Jan 6, 2005

"You don't believe me?"

Mama Smurf · Jan 6, 2005

Maybe it's European and not just british then.

Brannon · Jan 6, 2005

Then we must destroy Europe. Muster the Redneckim!

lylos · Jan 6, 2005

Then what's a google?

Naked Snake · Jan 6, 2005

Manabanana said:
:lol :lol :lol

I second that.

Naked Snake · Jan 6, 2005

lylos said:
Then what's a google?

Carl Sagan can tell you.

impirius · Jan 6, 2005

American dictionaries do not include the word "gullible"

lylos said:
Then what's a google?

A googol is 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

A googolplex is a 1 followed by a googol zeroes.

it's "funny" because there are 97 zeroes... can't imagine why I thought people would count them

Ferrio · Jan 6, 2005

I don't know why this quote popped in my head reading this thread, but here it is:

"The nickel today is not what it was fifteen years ago. Do you know what this country needs today?...A seven-cent nickel. Yessiree, we've been using the five-cent nickel in this country since 1492. Now that's pretty near a hundred years' daylight saving. Now, why not give the seven-cent nickel a chance? If that works out, next year we could have an eight-cent nickel. Think what that would mean. You could go to a newsstand, buy a three-cent newspaper and get the same nickel back again. One nickel carefully used would last a family a lifetime!"

fallout · Jan 6, 2005

LakeEarth said:
How are you NOT a junior member?

Heh, it's not that hard to make a bunch of retarded posts you know. In fact, I think it's easier for some.

LakeEarth · Jan 6, 2005

impirius said:
American dictionaries do not include the word "gullible"

No way! I'm checking right now!!!

.... you bastard!

VPhys · Jan 6, 2005

Will be interesting to see the replies.

:lol :lol :lol

SpoonyBard · Jan 6, 2005

Mama Smurf said:
Maybe it's European and not just british then.

Both systems are French

http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/large.html

XS+ · Jan 6, 2005

:lol I can't believe this thread is real.

hXc_thugg · Jan 6, 2005

XS+ said:
:lol I can't believe this thread is real.

I can't believe people liked The Matrix sequels.

BreakyBoy · Jan 6, 2005

Has anyone else clicked on Freestyler's tag? :lol :lol

Freestyler · Jan 6, 2005

Wooooooooooooohoooooooooooo! I have a custom tag

My trick worked. Just what I was hoping for

Scrow · Jan 6, 2005

Never Watched Square One

:lol :lol :lol

XS+ said:
:lol I can't believe this thread is real.

i can't believe it's not butter... oh wait.

Fresh Prince · Jan 6, 2005

lylos said:
Then what's a google?

Indeed :lol

Shouta · Jan 6, 2005

Mad props to my fellow admin who gave Freestyler his tag. Absolute genius. :lol

Kobun Heat · Jan 6, 2005

OMG SQUARE ONE

Needs a DVD box set RIGHT NOW

Mr Gump · Jan 6, 2005

Rorschach · Jan 6, 2005

:lol @ tag

Loki · Jan 6, 2005

Kobun Heat said:
OMG SQUARE ONE

Needs a DVD box set RIGHT NOW

Math-Man...Math-Man...Math-Man

Brannon · Jan 6, 2005

wtf is Square-One? (no, no custom tag for me, still recovering from eternal residence in the Brokedown Palace

)

Loki · Jan 6, 2005

It was an educational entertainment show for kids that used to (still does?) air on PBS. It was really great.

Freestyler · Jan 6, 2005

I luuuuuurve the video clip in my tag

Thanks admins!

MrPing1000 · Jan 6, 2005

Freestyler said:
Wooooooooooooohoooooooooooo! I have a custom tag

My trick worked. Just what I was hoping for

Only I can use that

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