The millennium bug never materialised, nor did the gigaburger bug, both of which were based on limited numberspaces running out.The US debt clock has had a real problem of this sort, though. As the BBC report it, the board was put up in 1989 to highlight the federal government's debt reaching a then-shocking $2.7 trillion.
They're upgrading the clock now the total is over $10 trillion, but are thinking ahead and adding two more zeros in case they ever find themselves a quadrillion dollars in the hole. It's a pretty prudent course of action. After all, McCain might still win.
(image from the often-wonderful Pundit Kitchen)
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