- For a nerve to send a signal --> fraction of a second --> 10^-4
- Blink --> fraction of a second --> 10^-1
- Log on to Blogger --> 1 minute --> 10^1
- Bake Cookies --> 7 minutes --> 10^2
- Prepare supper --> 1 hour --> 10^3
- Cook a 20 lb. turkey --> 5 hours --> 10^4
- Travel to the moon on a spacecraft --> 3 days --> 10^5
- Sheila's 17th Birthday --> 1 year --> 10^7
- Travel to Jupiter on a spacecraft --> 6 years --> 10^9
- World War 2 Ends --> 64 years --> 10^10
Monday, April 6, 2009
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