Monday, January 3, 2011

The AP does math

This gem from a report on Zimbabwe's hyperinflation:


Scientists and physicists estimate the number of atoms in the universe at 10 to the power of 80 – 10 followed by 80 zeros.

During the worst of Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown and hyperinflation, Zimbabwe’s highest money denominations were logged at 10 to the power of 25 – 10 followed by 25 zeros – or the equivalent of nearly one third of the number of atoms estimated in the universe.

I guess that's why they keep referring to people making more than $250k/yr as billionaires. (h/t Small Dead Animals)

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