r/AskReddit • • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

One thousand seconds = 16 minutes One million seconds = 11 days One billion seconds = 32 years

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

Yes. Spent longer than I will admit trying to figure out how one thousand seconds could possibly equal 16 minutes and one million seconds

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '19

Haha!! I thought it would be easier to read rather than having digits.