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Originally Posted by Cisco Kid (Post 1169709)

I would move to TV.
It is 8* here

If I win the lottery, you're on your way down here.

Now if only I could remember to play...

My only hope is that a relative or friend wins and gives some to me. The odds are about the same.

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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 1169941)

Many people have difficulty understand just how much a billion is.

I once heard this example. One million dollars in one hundred dollar bills would create a stack one foot high. One billion dollars in one hundred dollar bills would create a stack as tall as the Empire State building without the antenna.

The thickness of a $1 bill is .0043 inches, or 1000 bills is 4.3 inches thick. If the bills are $100 bills then 100,000 dollars is 4.3 inches and one million dollars is 43 inches thick not 12 inches. One billion is 1000 times one million, so one billion in bills is 43 * 1000 inches = 43000 inches. The Empire State building is 1,250 feet high, not including the antenna which is 15,000 inches. So.... One billion dollars in 100 dollar bills is, if my math is correct, almost 3 Empire State Buildings stacked on top of each other. This assumes that the 100 dollar bill is the same thickness as the one dollar bill, and that the bills are flat and with no space between bills.

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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1170060)

My only hope is that a relative or friend wins and gives some to me. The odds are about the same.

Actually Tom, I think the odds are worse if a third party is involved, and in some families the relative as an intermediary is the kiss of death.

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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1170052)

That's why Dr. B. said "Many people have difficulty understand just how much a billion is. "

Actually Dr B may wish to check his story. A US $100 bill is about .0043 inches thick.

I leave the math to the rest of you...

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Originally Posted by ajbrown (Post 1170080)

Actually Dr B may wish to check his story. A US $100 bill is about .0043 inches thick.

I leave the math to the rest of you...

Besides, when you fold that wallet in half it will be twice as high.

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Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1170078)

Actually Tom, I think the odds are worse if a third party is involved, and in some families the relative as an intermediary is the kiss of death.

Can it be that different?

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Originally Posted by Cisco Kid (Post 1169709)

I would move to TV.
It is 8* here

With a billion dollars, you are coming to The Villages?

I _may_ keep a house here just to swing in once in a while to hang with some of the little people :a20:

Would have to upgrade my lot so I can land my helicopter for a quick get way. Once I am that rich, I would not be able to deal with greens running at 7 for long :duck:

Who ever wins the one billion, will find out they have more relatives and friends they never met before !

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Originally Posted by ajbrown (Post 1170089)

I am a very simple man.

I would take care of Villalobos Rescue Center
And Small Paws Rescue Inc.

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1169976)

Say the population of the USA is 300,000,000..............spread the $1.3B to everyone, that's $4.3mil each.

More like a Fries an a Coke.

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Originally Posted by Cisco Kid (Post 1170387)

More like a Fries an a Coke.

Just having fun with the Dr, most people don't understand what a billion is.

:pepper2:

I'd buy a new sofa
And a Tesla

Donate a bunch to Moffitt Cancer center and travel the world ..........