The latter sounds like a clickbait headline. Err..wait, it IS a clickbait headline.
I think it's more a byproduct of poor human perception of "large" numbers. "Toyota recalls 120,000 vehicles for minor problem XYZ!" zomg, 120k, that's a huge number, what a HORRIBLE thing. Boy they really screwed…
The latter sounds like a clickbait headline. Err..wait, it IS a clickbait headline.
I think it's more a byproduct of poor human perception of "large" numbers. "Toyota recalls 120,000 vehicles for minor problem XYZ!" zomg, 120k, that's a huge number, what a HORRIBLE thing. Boy they really screwed…