It is difficult for many of us to visualize large numbers. Photographer Chris Jordan as found a way to put things in terms that make sense - and are quite astonding.

Take a look at his series Running the Numbers for some interesting examples of imponderables, like:

• 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds
• 30,000 reams of office paper, or 15 million sheets, equal to the amount of office paper used in the US every five minutes
• 125,000 one-hundred dollar bills ($12.5 million), the amount our government spends every hour on the war in Iraq

Cool stuff.

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