Comments on: How to Develop a Sense of Scale https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/ Math lessons that click Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: Emanuele Rovini https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/#comment-568289 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:16:31 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/#comment-568289 A very powerful video about the difference between a microsecond and a nanosecond:
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]]> By: _A https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/#comment-568139 Sun, 08 Aug 2021 18:36:04 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/#comment-568139 Absolutely eye-opening.
Thank you

]]> By: Al Goodwyn https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/#comment-567616 Thu, 05 Sep 2019 00:32:35 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/#comment-567616 Great article. Thanks. I’m often frustrated by the use of “trillion” to describe the nation’s spending habits. In this link, I tried to put it in perspective by equating that huge number to instead what it means by individual taxpayer. https://confederacyofdrones.com/2019/09/04/outlaw-politicians-from-using-the-word-trillion-we-have-a-new-way-to-describe-the-cost-of-government-proposals/

]]> By: Kimber timbers https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/#comment-347004 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 02:31:00 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-sense-of-scale/#comment-347004 You could also compare billion vs million by weight.
1 billion milligrams would be 2,204 pounds.
1 million milligrams would be 2.2 pounds.

Or you could compare billion vs million by distance.
1 billion centimeters would be 6213.7 miles.
1 million centimeters would be 6.2 miles.

Billion vs million by Area:
A billion square inches would be 159.42 acres.
A million square inches would be roughly .16 acres

By ratio: 1 to 1000 is the ratio for 1 million verses 1 billion.
Or another way to look at it would be 1 cent for every $10.00.
Or one million = .1% of one billion (billion = 100%)

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