Thus, 8 trillion (8,000,000,000,000)
would be written 8 x 10 ¹², and 1 billion (1,000,000,000) would
be written simply as 10 ⁹. Here are a few comparisons to
show you the impossible large size of such numbers:

• Hairs on an average head 2 x 10 ⁶
• Seconds in a year 3 x 10 ⁷
• Retirement age (0 to 65) in seconds 2 x l0 ⁹
• World population 5 x 10 ⁹
• Miles [1.6 km] in a light-year 6 x 10 ¹⁰
• Sand grains on all shores 10 ²²
• Observed stars 10 ²²
• Water drops in all the oceans 10 ²⁶
• Candle power of the sun 3 x 10 ²⁷
• Electrons in the universe 10 ⁸⁰
  It is said that any number larger than 2 x 10 ³⁰ cannot
  occur in nature.

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