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[–] tourgen 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

average person: 1, 10, 100, 1000, ??? above about 1000 an average person has no real mental concept of what these large numbers mean. They have no ability to estimate in these ranges because they have no experience. They are just sounds they memorized that describe "big numbers".

[–] stbelmont 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

They may have a good idea from attending events in large stadiums where attendance figures are announced.