September 10, 2009, 8:23 AM — Debt clocks, which cheerfully display the ever-growing amount the US owes to its various creditors, have been a fun little agit-prop gimmick since the '80s. But many that displayed a mere 15 digits were unable to cope with the national debt passed ten trillion dollars recently. Now enter "Big Red," a debt clock that will comfortably display numbers up to a hundred trillion dollars, to the nearest penny.
[ via cnews ]
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