diff --git a/gorge.html b/gorge.html
index 13ae08a..e9fea58 100644
--- a/gorge.html
+++ b/gorge.html
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     <br>
     <button id="save">Save</button>
     <button id="reset">Reset saved data</button>
+    <button id="numbers">Number mode???</button>
   </div>
   <div id="resources-area">
     <div id="resources" class="title">Resources</div>
diff --git a/gorge.js b/gorge.js
index 6d0981d..45fee21 100644
--- a/gorge.js
+++ b/gorge.js
@@ -25,6 +25,28 @@ let shiftHeld = false;
 
 let mouseTarget = undefined;
 
+const numberModes = {
+  words: {
+    name: "Words",
+    render: numberText,
+    next: "scientific"
+  },
+  scientific: {
+    name: "Scientific",
+    render: numberScientific,
+    next: "full",
+  },
+  full: {
+    name: "Full",
+    render: numberFull,
+    next: "words"
+  }
+}
+
+deepFreeze(numberModes);
+
+let numberMode = numberModes["words"];
+
 const activePowerups = [];
 
 function tickPowerups(delta) {
@@ -177,7 +199,13 @@ function updateAll() {
   updateProductivity();
   updateClickBonus();
   updateClickVictim();
+  updateOptions();
+}
+
+function updateOptions() {
+  cache.optionButtons.numbers.innerText = "Number mode: " + numberMode.name;
 }
+
 // update stuff
 
 function updateDisplay() {
@@ -489,6 +517,12 @@ function initializeCaches() {
   });
 
   cache.resourceLabels = resourceLabels;
+
+  const optionButtons = {};
+
+  optionButtons.numbers = document.querySelector("#numbers");
+
+  cache.optionButtons = optionButtons;
 }
 
 const states = {};
@@ -603,6 +637,8 @@ function registerListeners() {
 
   document.querySelector("#reset").addEventListener("click", reset);
 
+  document.querySelector("#numbers").addEventListener("click", cycleNumbers);
+
   document.querySelector("#upgrades").addEventListener("click", switchShowOwnedUpgrades);
 
   document.addEventListener("keydown", e => {
@@ -1051,7 +1087,7 @@ function prodSummary(id) {
   let list = [];
 
   list.push(
-    { "text": "Each " + buildings[id].name + " produces " + render(belongings[id].count == 0 ? 0 : contributions[id].food / belongings[id].count, 3) + " food/sec" }
+    { "text": "Each " + buildings[id].name + " produces " + render(belongings[id].count == 0 ? 0 :  contributions[id].food / belongings[id].count, 3) + " food/sec" }
   );
 
   list.push(
@@ -1178,3 +1214,8 @@ function load() {
 function reset() {
   window.localStorage.clear();
 }
+
+function cycleNumbers() {
+  numberMode = numberModes[numberMode.next];
+  updateOptions();
+}
diff --git a/numbers.js b/numbers.js
index 53ddf83..cfa10af 100644
--- a/numbers.js
+++ b/numbers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 function render(val, places = 1, smallPlaces = 0) {
-  return numberText(val, places, smallPlaces);
+  return numberMode.render(val, places, smallPlaces);
 }
 
 function numberText(val, places = 1, smallPlaces = 0) {
@@ -45,3 +45,11 @@ _numberWords = {
   19: "novemdecillion",
   20: "vigintillion",
 }
+
+function numberScientific(val, places = 1, smallPlaces) {
+  return val.toExponential(places)
+}
+
+function numberFull(val, places = 1, smallPlaces) {
+  return round(val, places);
+}