IanNational Debt Clock out of Digits!
November 10th 2008 01:37
The National Debt Clock was installed in 1989 to highlight the rising national debt in the United States and each family’s share of it. It is located on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.
At the time of installation, the national debt was under $3 trillion. However, on September 30 this year, the debt topped $10 trillion for the first time and the clock actually ran out of digits to display such a high number.
At the moment a bit of ingenuity has been used so that the left most digit which was displaying the dollar sign now shows a "1", with a smaller "$" stuck to the side.
A replacement clock is planned for 2009.
*The first image is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and came from the Wikipedia page for the National Debt Clock.
**The second image is used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.
At the time of installation, the national debt was under $3 trillion. However, on September 30 this year, the debt topped $10 trillion for the first time and the clock actually ran out of digits to display such a high number.
National Debt Clock before reaching $10 trillion.
A replacement clock is planned for 2009.
Debt Clock after the $10 trillion mark was reached.
*The first image is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and came from the Wikipedia page for the National Debt Clock.
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