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RE: Space Shuttle Costs -- Millions upon millions......
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 15 Dec 1998 23:13:34 GMT
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Barfoot, William: <bbarfoot@STOPSPAMtosco.com>
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and all this has what to do with legos?
Bill Barfoot
I.T. Analyst
BBARFOOT@TOSCO.COM
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fauste, Jose L(Z35080) [SMTP:JFAUSTE@apsc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 2:06 PM
> To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com; 'trowton@broadcast.com'
> Cc: Fauste, Jose L(Z35080)
> Subject: RE: Space Shuttle Costs -- Millions upon millions......
>
> Basically, the difference in the numbering conventions between the US
> and many other countries (I can only tell for Spain, but it looks like
> the UK and France do the same, so I'd venture it's the same in all
> Europe) is that the US jumps into the billions after a thousand
> millions
> and into the trillions after a thousand billions, while "the rest of
> the
> world" jumps into the billions after a million millions and into the
> trillions after a million billions.
>
> In the US,
> 1 billion = one thousand millions (10 to the 9th)
> 1 trillion = one thousand billions (10 to the 12th)
> 1 quadrillion = one thousand trillions (10 to the 15th)
>
> Spain (and probably rest of Europe):
> 1 billion = one million millions (10 to the 12th)
> 1 trillion = one million billions (10 to the 18th)
> 1 quadrillion = one million trillions (10 to the 24th)
>
>
> That's the reason why McDonald's can sell billions of hamburgers much
> faster in the US than in the rest of the world......
>
>
>
> ----------
> From: trowton@broadcast.com[SMTP:trowton@broadcast.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 12:35 PM
> To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
> Subject: Fw: Space Shuttle Costs
>
> Would someone please enlighten those of us who clearly do not
> understand the
> number system that the rest of the world uses, what the
> difference is
> between 5,000,000,000 and 5 Billion? Or is the US the only
> country that
> recognises "billion" as a valid number? How about trillion?
>
> I am seriously interested - this is not a thinly veiled jab. I
> would really
> like to know, so hold the flamethrowers and let the information
> flow.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> trowt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Hardie <pete.hardie@dvsg.sciatl.com>
> To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
> Date: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 1:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Space Shuttle Costs
>
>
> Nick Taylor wrote:
> >
> > Dear Mr. Rawding - - -
> > To _most_ speakers of English 'five billion' does _not_ • equal
> > 5,000,000,000.
>
> Can you point out some statistics that support this - I know
> that the
> British hold this view, but I wonder about Canadians, Aussies,
> Indians,
> etc.
>
> > Comments such as yours are what has given
> > rise to the "Ugly American" syndrome.
>
> Hey, it's our shuttle.
>
> and, BTW, 'Ugly American' syndrome is much more than simple word
> stuff,
> or should I ask the British where the 'f' in lieutenant is?
>
> --
> Pete Hardie | Goalie, DVSG Dart Team
> Scientific Atlanta |
> Digital Video Services Group |
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