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Re: Space Shuttle Costs -- Millions upon millions......
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998 12:14:01 GMT
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Paul Speed <pspeed@augustschell.com!Spamcake!>
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Barfoot, William: wrote:
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> and all this has what to do with legos?
I'm making out my Christmas list and I want to be
sure to get the number of Lego right so that it is understood
by everyone in the world. ;)
Heh,
-Paul (pspeed@augustschell.com)
>
> 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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