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11.5 Trillion Dollars

posted 15 years ago by thepupay
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This is the number mentioned in the film and the trailer as the amount of private wealth held offshore. One trillion = 10^12.

However, the subtitles translate it into "11,5 Trillionen Dollar", (a German Trillion is 10^18 = one quintillion), a ridiculous large number.

I mean if I am not mistaken here, I would consider this a pretty hugh mistake to make (and it is even in the trailer!), as I am pretty sure that a lot of people who watch the movie will take this number for true and recount it to their friends...

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[–] roell29 15 years ago

So no problems with capitalism then? Phew! Thanks guys.

I kill for Zardoz

[–] The_Inverted_Necroyeti 14 years ago

Trillion, qunitillion, what's the bloody difference, it's a stupidly large amount that should not be there in the first place. I have a hard time conceptualising a million, for a start, so how can I make sense of a trillion? These people should be locked up and stuffed with dollar bills or have melted gold poured down their throats.