Ten Thousand

ten thousand

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ܪܒܘܬܐ

רבבה

萬

万

만

หมื่น

Myriad

the square of 100

the square root of 100 000 000

a polygon with 10 000 sides is a myriagon

10⁴

a hectare has 10 000 square metres

10 000 species of birds fill our world

There’s a 10 000 year clock –

clock designed to keep time for 10 000 years

10 000 days is 864 000 000 seconds

or 14 400 000 minutes

or 240 000 hours

or 1428 weeks – (rounded down, of course).

In the film Up 10 000 helium balloons were tied to the house

 

I don’t usually use wikipedia, but today I did.

 

Ten thousand is a big number.

The Hairy Cow has reached 10 000 views.

Ten thousand thanks to everyone who’s read what I’ve written.

Ten thousand smiles to anyone who’s stumbled across The Cow and come back to read more.

Ten thousand cheers to The Cow.