r/AskReddit 7d ago

You can have 5000 of anything that starts with Y. What do you choose?

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u/IRealApex 6d ago

8.37E84 = 83,700,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.00

8.3784 = ~3.22803675798E77 or 3,228,036,757,980,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.00

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u/ttircdj 6d ago

So, what you’re saying is I could afford to eat at Waffle House?

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u/ballisticbuddha 6d ago

You should keep in mind that you'll have that much after 5,000 years. What is it going to be actually worth after that long? How much of the actual value will be eaten up by inflation.

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u/ttircdj 6d ago

In 5,000 years, it might buy me a cup of sugar.