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BBC News:
The US government's debts have ballooned so badly the National Debt Clock in New York has run out of digits to record the spiraling figure.
The digital counter marks the national debt level, but when that passed the $10 trillion point last month, the sign could not display the full amount.
The board was erected to highlight the $2.7 trillion level of debt in 1989.
The clock's owners say two more zeros will be added, allowing the clock to record a quadrillion dollars of debt.
Douglas Durst, son of the late Seymour Durst - the clock's inventor - hopes to replace the Manhattan clock with its lengthier replacement early next year.
For the time being, the Times Square counter's electronic dollar sign has been replaced with the extra digit required.
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Their $ debt is larger than the number of bits on my harddisk :O
ReplyDeleteThe dutch national debt is 35% of the GDP vs 77% for the US.