SpaceX officially went public on Friday, opening at $135, and closed that same day at $160.95/share. The 19% gain was enough to boost Elon Musk into a financial orbit all on his own – he’s officially the world’s first trillionaire!
Most people cannot conceive of how much a trillion is.
I remember when my girls were young, I had a children’s book, How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz. It’s a great book, breaking down the abstract concept of a “million” into units that young minds can comprehend – for instance explaining that a million kids, stacked on each other’s shoulders, would reach the moon! Or that if you counted to a million, it would take about 11 ½ days.
