How much does it take...? - Page 8

bbloke · #57 November 16th, 2006, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by rhisiart

Yes one billion is about right (actually probably an underestimate). Hitler killed 50,000,000. Stalin killed three times as many.

Please bear mind that one billion in the US is equivalent to 100,000,000 in Europe.

This might be where a misunderstanding has arisen. Isn't one billion traditionally accepted as 1,000,000,000 (i.e. 10^9, or one thousand million), although the older, British definition was 1,000,000,000,000 (i.e. 10^12, or one million million)?

**fryke** · #58 November 16th, 2006, 05:36 AM

not only british, btw.

In German, we have "Million" (1'000'000), then "Milliarde" (1'000'000'000) and then "Billion" (1'000'000'000'000). So if a mixup like that has been made, you very clearly have a scale problem on your hand very quickly.

reed · #59 November 16th, 2006, 04:04 PM

Who is Betty Blue? I'm sure it's twaddle. In fact I'm sure it is. But.....

One thing is for sure...you folks have yet to add Mao to the Stalin/Hilter murder statistics. And, for bonus points (today) one must add Pol Pot, Rwanda, Darfur and drunk drivers.
Rangoon (what's cooking there?), out.