Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
- Here below are five sections with tables listing the prices of several items in 980: Money.
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Dollars
| Object |
Price
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| $1 Bill |
$1
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| Apples (one dozen) |
$5.68
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| Oranges (one dozen) |
$3.08
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| $10 Bill |
$10
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| Dollar menu item |
$1.00
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| Daily interest on average credit card debt |
$5.63
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| Starbucks Coffee |
$2.00
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Average US restaurant meals
| Meal |
Price
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| Average single US restaurant meal |
$35.65
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| Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants |
$85.27
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Game Consoles
| Console |
Price
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| PS3 |
$250
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| Xbox 360 |
$200
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| Wii |
$150
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Dinner for four
| Meal |
Price
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| Homemade rice and pinto beans |
$9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $41.80)
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| Homemade chicken dinner |
$13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $46.32)
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| McDonalds |
$27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03)
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| Arby’s |
$34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13)
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| Chili’s |
$69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78)
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| Outback Steakhouse |
$109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96)
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Loose change value per pound
| Change |
Price
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| Loose change value per pound |
$12.80
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| Loose change with no quarters |
$5.40
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| Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase) |
$7.30
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| Loose change with no pennies |
$17.40
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Daily income
| Objects |
Price
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| Median household daily income |
$136.28
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| Taxes |
$32.16
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| After-tax |
$104.12
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Miscellaneous
| Object |
Price
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| Kindle Fire |
$199
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| Men’s suit |
$400
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| Low-end bicycle |
$190
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| Basic iPad |
$499
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| iPad+3G+ a year of data |
$869
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| Basic Macbook Air |
$999
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| Netbook |
$249.99
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| iPod Nano |
$129
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| Mac Mini |
$599
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| Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month) |
$719.88
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| Paperback book |
$6.80
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| Hardcover book |
$32.27
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| Audio book |
$50.42
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| Kindle |
$79.00
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| New video game |
$49.99
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| Traditional cell phone average monthly fee |
$77.36
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| Smartphone average monthly fee |
$110.30
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| Kindle keyboard + 3G |
$139
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Loose change
| Object |
Price
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| One-gallon jug of loose change |
$270
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Pet ownership
Based on ASPCA estimations
| Pet |
Price
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| Annual cost of rabbit ownership |
$730
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| Annual cost of dog ownership |
$695
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| Annual cost of cat ownership |
$670
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| Annual cost of fish ownership |
$35
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| Annual cost of bird ownership |
$200
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| Annual cost of small mammal ownership |
$300
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Cell phone bill
| Phone |
Price
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| Traditional cell phone average annual bill |
$928.30
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| Smartphone average annual bill |
$1,320
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Worker/CEO comparison
| Worker/CEO and year |
Price
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| 1965 production worker average hourly wage |
$19.61
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| 2007 production worker average hourly wage |
$19.71
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| Typical 1965 CEO pay for the same period |
$490.31
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| Typical 2007 CEO pay for the same period |
$5419.97
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Thousands
Typical household net worth by head of household’s age
| 1984 |
Age |
2009
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| $11,680
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<35 years
|
$3,710
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| $72,090
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35-44 years
|
$40,140
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| $115,060
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45-54 years
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$103,040
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| $149,240
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55-64 years
|
$164,270
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| $122,100
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>65 years
|
$172,820
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Raising a child to age 17
| Life class |
Price
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| Upper income |
$302,860
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| Middle income |
$206,920
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| Lower income |
$206,920
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Vacation package from New England
| Trip |
Price
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| All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort (incl. flights) |
$3,204
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| Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations |
$136,020
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Typical trip from US West Coast
| Trip |
Price
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| Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two (incl. flights) |
$6,801
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| Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two (incl. flights) |
$2,863
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Cancer treatment in comparison to school prices
| Thing |
Price
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| Cancer treatment including chemo |
$117,260
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| Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition) |
$43,000
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| Seven-year Hogwarts degree |
$301,000
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| Average community college tuition |
$10,340
(One year $2,580)
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| Average in-state university tuition |
$28,920
(One year $7,230)
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Golden Opulence ice cream sundae
| Thing |
Price
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| Golden Opulence ice cream sundae |
$1,000
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| Average smartphone annual cost |
$1.320
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| Average used car |
$8,910
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| Average new car |
$27,230
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| High-end bicycle |
$1,500
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| One Starbucks latte per day |
$1.820
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Income per capita
| Country |
Price
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| United States 2005 per capita income |
$32,360
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| Switzerland 2005 per capita income |
$29,910
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| Germany 2005 per capita income |
$27,550
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| UK 2005 per capita income |
$23,240
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| France 2005 per capita income |
$16,400
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| China 2005 per capita income |
$3,540
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| Brazil 2005 per capita income |
$5,540
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Rural houses
| Thing |
Price
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| Small rural house |
$100,000
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| Typical new home |
$224,910
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| Daily sales of Minecraft |
$193,500
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Health
| Thing |
Price
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| Average individual health insurance annual premium |
$5,430
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| Typing F-U-N-D-S |
$10,000
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| A daily pack of cigarettes for a year (NJ) |
$3,050
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| Waist deep half-room ball pit |
$2,400
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| All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay) |
$2,640
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Annual costs of cars and houses
| Thing |
Price
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| Annual cost of car ownership |
$3,650
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| Typical annual household spending |
$5,650
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| Average household CC debt |
$9,960
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| Annual cost to carry that debt |
$2,090
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Typical annual housing cost for various cities
| City |
Price
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| NYC |
$25,416
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| San Francisco |
$21,888
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| Boston |
$18,216
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| Los Angeles |
$17,640
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| Washington DC |
$16,380
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| Chicago |
$13,664
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| Worcester |
$12,456
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| Houston |
$11,888
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| Minneapolis |
$10,908
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| Detroit |
$10,080
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| Salt Lake City |
$9,108
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| Scranton |
$8,60
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Prince William and Kate Middleton
| Thing |
Price
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| Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight |
$200,000
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| Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake |
$78,000
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| Kate Middleton's wedding dress |
$350,000
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| Flower cost for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding |
$800,000
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Value of an investment of $1,000/year
(NOT changing with inflation) for 30 years at 5% annual interest:
| Time |
Value of investment |
Real value
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| 1 year |
$1,000 |
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| 5 years |
$5,526 |
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| 10 years |
$12,850 |
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| 15 years |
$21,580 |
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| 20 years |
$33,070 |
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| 25 years |
$47,730 |
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| 30 years |
$66,440 |
$27,370
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| 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress) |
$30,000 |
$12,360
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| 30 years ($1,000/yr at 4% real return (long-term stock + divident average) |
$56,080 |
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Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years
| Car |
Price |
If gas were $10/gallon
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| Honda Insight |
$27,874 |
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| Toyota Prius |
$38,771 |
$48,990
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| Jeep Patriot |
$35,425 |
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| Honda Fit |
$28,745 |
$45,233
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| BMW Z4 |
$61,312 |
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| Ford Explorer |
$45,524 |
$69,076
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| Toyota Camry |
$34,679 |
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| smart fortwo |
$29,629 |
$45,058
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| Honda CR-V |
$35,183 |
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| Chevy Volt |
$42,180 |
$50,612
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| Hyundai Sonata |
$34,644 |
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| Ford F-150 |
$48,734 |
$77,111
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| Nissan Cube |
$29,383 |
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| Porsche 911 |
$91,590 |
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Typical annual household income
| Percentile |
Income
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| Bottom 20% |
$10,200
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| Second 20% |
$24,800
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| Middle 20% |
$44,400
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| Fourth 20% |
$76,100
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| Top 10% |
$201,100
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| Top 1% |
$822,000
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| Top 1/500th |
$2,080,000
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Median US household income
| Median US household income |
$51,570
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| After-tax |
$39,170
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| Taxes |
$12,100
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| Cost per household served by US Rural Utilities Service program to expand broadband access |
$359,790
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If I had $1000000
Cost of the items the singer in "If I had $1000000" would buy in order to win your love: $263,330
| Item |
Price
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| Furniture |
$21,160
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| Plymouth Reliant |
$3,000
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| Tree fort |
$15,000
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| Llama |
$2,120
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| Joseph Merrick's remains |
N/A (Held in Royal London Hospital collection and not available for purchase)
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| House |
$224,820
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| Tiny fridge |
$99.08
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| Gourmet pre-wrapped sausages (2) |
$34.48
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| Kraft Dinner (two double servings) |
$3.06
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| Expensive ketchup |
$10.75
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| Faux fur coat |
$198.00
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| Limo ride to the store |
$186.59
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Total lifetime income
Total lifetime income from ages 25-65 at $50,000/year after 25% taxes (including Social Security): $1,500,000
Millions
Dr. Evil
| Thing |
Price
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| Amount Dr. Evil thought he was demanding from the 1997 world |
$6,630,000
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| Amount he was actually demanding |
$1,380,000
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| Most expensive production car (Bugatti Veyron) |
$2,400,000
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| Amount needed to live comfortably off investments |
$4,090,000
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| Most expensive car ever sold (1957 Ferrari 250) |
$16,390,000
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| Minecraft sales by October 2011 |
$56,780,000
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| Large city office building |
$100,000,000
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| Annual cost to run Wikipedia |
$18,500,000
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| 30-second Super Bowl ad slot |
$3,000,000
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| EPA value of a human life |
$8,120,000
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| Six Million Dollar Man (2011 dollars) |
$29,870,000
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William and Kates wedding
| Thing |
Price
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| Flowers |
$800,000
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| Security |
$20,000,000
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| Total cost |
$800,000,000
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$50000 salary for 40 years after 25% taxes
| Thing |
Price
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| 50,000 salary for 40 years after 25% taxes |
$1,500,000
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| Lifetime cost to avoid changing your oil by abandoning your car and buying a new one whenever you hit 5.000 miles |
$3,270,000
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Qianlong Chinese vase
| Thing |
Price
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| Qianlong Chinese vase sold in 2010 |
$83,710,000
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| Leonardo’s Codex Leicester (bought by Bill Gates) |
$45,930,000
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| Estimated value of first-edition Gutenberg Bible |
$34,610,000
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| Double Eagle coin (All destroyed uncirculated save a few stolen from the US Mint) |
$9,330,000
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| Treskilling Yellow postage stamp (At $50 billion/lb possibly the world’s most expensive thing by weight) |
$2,780,000
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| 1297 Magna Carta original coypy signed by Edvard I |
$21,890,000
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| Painting from The Card Players series (rumor) |
$250,000,000
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| Willem de Kooning’s “Woman III” (2006 auction) |
$168,780,000
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| Jackson Pollock’s “No. 5, 1948” (2006 auction) |
$153,440,000
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| Airbus A380 |
$264,000,000
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| Mona Lisa assessed value |
$730,660,000
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Prizes
| Amount 1 |
Year 1 |
Show/Movie |
Amount Today
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| $64,000
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1955
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The $64,000 Question
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$528,310
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| £1,000,000
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1998
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (UK)
|
$2,270,000
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| $1,000,000
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1999
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (USA)
|
$1,330,000
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| $1,000,000
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1955
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The Millionaire (TV Show)
|
$8,250,000
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| $1,000,000
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1931
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The Millionaire (Movie)
|
$14,530,000
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Bitcoins
| Thing |
Price
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| Market value of all Bitcoins as of 11/2011 |
$22,819,797
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| Market value of all Bitcoins as at July 2011 peak price |
$210,000,000
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Elections
| Thing |
Price
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| 2012 presidential fundraising |
$188,260,000
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| Person |
Funds raised
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| Herman Cain |
$5,380,000
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| Jon Huntsman |
$4,510,000
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| Michele Bachmann |
$9,870,000
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| Ron Paul |
$12,790,000
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| Rick Perry |
$17,200,000
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| Mitt Romney |
$32,610,000
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| Barack Obama |
$88,420,000
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| Person |
Funds raised
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| 2008 presidential campaign fundraising |
$1,860,390,000
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| Excluding candidate Lee L. Mercer, Jr of Houston, who claimed, in his combined FEC filings, |
$900,005,507 in fundraising and $900,006,431 in campaign spending.
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| Ron Paul |
$32,480,000
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| John Edwards |
$64,410,000
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| Rudy Giuliani |
$66,520,000
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| Mitt Romney |
$116,730,000
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| Barack Obama |
$799,670,000
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| John McCain |
$394,280,000
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| Hilary Clinton |
$259,050,000
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| Person |
Funds raised
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| 2004 presidential campaign fundraising |
$1,006,810,000
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| Howard Dean |
$61,620,000
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| Wesley Clark |
$34,610,000
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| John Edwards |
$39,310,000
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| John Kerry |
$352,090,000
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| George W. Bush |
$429,660,000
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| Other |
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| Person |
Funds raised
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| 2000 presidential campaign fundraising |
$805,120,000
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| Pat Buchanan |
$37,440,000
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| John McCain |
$75,180,000
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| Bill Bradley |
$65,680,000
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| Steve Forbes |
$11,440,000
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| Al Gore |
$170,520,000
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| George W. Bush |
$247,100,000
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| Other |
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2010 midterm elections fundraising
| Party |
Funds raised
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| Democrats |
$815,000,000
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| Republicans |
$587,000,000
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2011-2012 Campaign donations by industry
| Party |
Funds donated
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| To Other |
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| To Democrats |
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| To Republicans |
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| Party |
Funds donated
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| Finance industry |
$122,900,000
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| Organized labor |
$18,720,000
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| Energy industry |
$26,680,000
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| Lawyers and general lobbyists |
$57,590,000
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| Health industry |
$42,727,000
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| Electronics and communication industry |
$32,420,000
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Inaugurations
| Thing |
Price
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| Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration |
$174,100,000
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| Festivities (private donors) |
$46,400,000
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| Federal + state + local government (mainly security) |
$127,700,000
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| Thing |
Price
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| George Bush’s 2005 inauguration |
$178,600,000
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| Festivities (private donors) |
$47,800,000
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| Federal + state + local government (mainly security) |
$130,800,000
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Past presidential campaign fundraising
| Campaign Year |
Funds raised
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| 1996 |
$559,810,000
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| 1992 |
$521,480,000
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| 1988 |
$606,300,000
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| 1984 |
$429,860,000
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| 1980 |
$434,220,000
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| 1976 |
$664,160,000
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A billionare
| Item |
Price
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| A billionare |
$1,000,000,000
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| Darell Issa (R-CA) net worth |
$304,000,000
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| Jane Harman (D-CA) net worth |
$294,000,000
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| John Kerry (D-MA) net worth |
$239,000,000
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| Mitt Romney net worth |
$210,000,000
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| Jon Huntsmann net worth |
$40,000,000
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| Average net worth of US senator |
$13,400,000
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| Average net worth of US representative |
$4,900,000
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Value of a solid gold toilet (626 lbs) by year
| Year |
Value
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| 1970 |
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| 1980 |
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| 1990 |
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| 2000 |
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| 2010 |
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Value of a carry-on suitcase full of $100 bills (30,00 ct, 60lbs)
| Year |
Value
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| 1970 |
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| 1980 |
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| 1990 |
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| 2000 |
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| 2010 |
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$1 per US resident
| Item |
Value |
Notes
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| $1 per US resident |
$312,620,000 |
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| $1 per US household |
$117,290,000 |
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| Dubai Fountain |
$224,540,000 |
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| One F-22 raptor |
$154,500,000 |
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| One velociraptor |
$1,9300,000 |
(25% of Jurassic Park production budget amortized over three velociraptors)
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| $10 from every US resident |
$3,326,000,000 |
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| $10 from every US household |
$1,179,180,000 |
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Professional rapper net worth
| Rapper |
Net worth
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| 50 Cent |
$100,000,000
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| 50 Cent (stage name) |
$0,50
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| 50 Cent (adjusted for inflation) |
$0,70
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| Birdman |
$100,000,000
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| Dr Dre |
$125,000,000
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| Jay-Z |
$450,000,000
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| Diddy |
$475,000,000
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J.K. Rowling
| Item |
Value |
Notes
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| J.K. Rowlinng |
$1,000,000,000 |
|
| J. K. Rowling has she become a rapper |
$82,000 |
Professional assessment by rapper/geek culture expert MC Frontalot
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Annual hurricane forecast R&D funding
| Item |
Price
|
| Annual hurricane forecast R&D funding |
$20,000,000
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| Hurricane forecast improvement funding since 1989 |
$440,000,000
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| Economic savings--during Hurricane Irene alone--due to limiting evacuations made possible by recent forecast advances |
$700,000,000
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Loss in NewsCorp value over hacking scandal
| Item |
Price
|
| Loss in NewsCorp value over hacking scandal |
$750,000,000
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Marginal cost to launch one shuttle
| Item |
Price
|
| Marginal cost to launch one shuttle |
$450,000,000
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| Total shuttle program per launch |
$450,000,000
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| Burj Khalifa |
$1,5210,000,000
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| New Yankee Stadium |
$1,545,000,000
|
| One B-2 bomber |
$2,500,000,000
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Billions
Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue
| Item |
Value
|
| Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue |
$21,000,000,000
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| Treasure found in a temple in India in 2011 |
$22,000,000,000
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Box office revenue
Adjusted for monetary inflation but not ticket price inflation
Hilighted [sic]: films that earned more than 2009's Avatar
| Year |
Movie |
Revenue |
Highlighted
|
| 2009 |
Avatar |
$783,510,000 |
|
| 2008 |
The Dark Knight |
$547,520,000 |
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| 2003 |
Shrek 3 |
$516,610,000 |
|
| 1999 |
The Phantom Menace |
$572,000,000 |
|
| 1997 |
Titanic |
$827,260,000 |
Yes
|
| 1994 |
Lion King |
$625,810,000 |
|
| 1993 |
Jurassic Park |
$625,810,000 |
|
| 1984 |
Ghostbusters |
$507,720,000 |
|
| 1983 |
Return of the Jedi |
$686,710,000 |
|
| 1982 |
E.T. |
$996,580,000 |
Yes
|
| 1980 |
The Empire Strikes Back |
$778,530,000 |
|
| 1977 |
Star Wars |
$1,681,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1975 |
Jaws |
$1,067,510,000 |
Yes
|
| 1973 |
The Exorcist |
$1,019,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1965 |
The Sound of Music |
$1,144,920,000 |
Yes
|
| 1962 |
101 Dalmatians |
$1,131,310,000 |
Yes
|
| 1960 |
Ben-Hur |
$561,090,000 |
|
| 1957 |
The Ten Commandments |
$532,570,000 |
|
| 1943 |
Bambi |
$1,391,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1942 |
Fantasia |
$1,146,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1940 |
Gone with the Wind |
$3,157,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1938 |
Snow White |
$2,841,700,000 |
Yes
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Charity
| Area |
Amount given
|
| US annual charitable giving |
$294,850,000,000
|
| To religious organizations |
$102,000,000,000
|
| To educational organizations |
$42,240,000,000
|
| To foundations |
$33,450,000,000
|
| To human services |
$26,850,000,000
|
| To societal benefit organizations |
$24,570,000,000
|
| To health organizations |
$23,140,000,000
|
| To international affairs |
$15,980,000,000
|
| To arts and culture |
$13,460,000,000
|
| To animals and environment |
$6,750,000,000
|
Type of giving:
| Type |
Amount given
|
| Individual giving |
$214,650,000,000
|
| Foundation grantmaking |
$41,560,000,000
|
| Bequests |
$23,140,000,000
|
| Corporate giving |
$15,500,000,000
|
Gates Foundation total giving since 1994
| Area |
Amount given
|
| Gates Foundation total giving since 1994 |
$25,360,000,000
|
| Global health |
~12B
|
| US |
~4B
|
| Developments |
~3B
|
| Grants |
~1B
|
Book publishing industry revenue
| Genre |
Revenue
|
| Book publishing industry revenue |
$28,320,000,000
|
| Romance |
$1,380,000,000
|
| Trade books |
$14,130,000,000
|
| K-12 |
$5,570,000,000
|
| Professional |
$3,750,000,000
|
| Higher education |
$4,560,000,000
|
Video game industry revenue
| Area |
Revenue
|
| Video game industry revenue |
$48,900,000,000
|
| United States |
$18,830,000,000
|
Harvard University revenue
| Area |
Revenue
|
| Tuition, donations, and fees |
$1,425,000,000
|
| Investments |
$7,900,000,000
|
In other words, if Harvard completely eliminated tuition, it would mean roughly a 15% budget cut.
Education
Education foundations
| Foundation |
Amount given
|
| Gates Foundation |
$36,700,000,000
|
| INGKA Foundation |
$36,000,000,000
|
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
$14,800,000,000
|
| Ford Foundation |
$13,800,000,000
|
| John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
$6,100,000,000
|
Endowments of the 63 wealthiest universities
| University |
Endowments
|
| Endowments of the 63 wealthiest universities |
$277,570,000,000
|
| Harvard |
$32,000,000,000
|
| Yale |
$19,400,000,000
|
| Princeton |
$17,100,000,000
|
| U of Texas |
$16,610,000,000
|
| Stanford |
$16,500,000,000
|
| MIT |
$9,900,000,000
|
| Columbia |
$7,800,000,000
|
| U of Michigan |
$7,800,000,000
|
| Texas A&M |
$7,030,000,000
|
| Northwestern |
$7,030,000,000
|
Corporate revenue
US health care spending
Total annual tax breaks to the five largest oil companies
The Economic Vortex
Billionaires
Corporations
by market capitalization (combined value of all stock)
| Company |
Value
|
| Saudi Aramco (State-owned company--estimated market value) |
$2,940,000,000,000
|
| Apple |
$358,310,000,000
|
| ExxonMobil |
$357,910,000,000
|
| PetroChina |
$280,160,000,000
|
| IBM |
$211,640,000,000
|
| Microsoft |
$211,340,000,000
|
| Bank of China |
$208,810,000,000
|
| China Mobile |
$201,510,000,000
|
| Royal Dutch Shell |
$199,780,000,000
|
| Nestle |
$193,700,000,000
|
| Chevron |
$188,030,000,000
|
| Facebook 2011 valuation |
$70,000,000,000
|
| AT&T attempted T-Mobile purchase |
$39,000,000,000
|
| Facebook 2010 valuation |
$33,450,000,000
|
| Zynga 2011 valuation |
$14,000,000,000
|
| LivingSocial 2011 valuation |
$2,980,000,000
|
US household income
Cost to buy the world a coke
| Item |
Cost
|
| Cost to buy the world a coke (2011 wholesale prices) |
$2,240,000,000
|
| Coca-Cola's annual marketing budget |
$2,980,000,000
|
| Cost to teach the world to sing (four half-hour lessons at $30 each) |
$840,000,000,000
|
State government spending
[map without amounts]
| Total US states' debt |
$46,000,000,000
|
US foreign military aid
US foreign military aid
| Area |
Amount
|
| Total |
$11,010,000,000
|
| Afghanistan |
$5,800,000,000
|
| Israel |
$2,410,000,000
|
| Egypt |
$1,320,000,000
|
| Other |
$5,800,000,000
|
US foreign humanitarian and economic aid
| Area |
Amount
|
| Total |
$11,010,000,000
|
| Iraq and Afghanistan |
$5,370,000,000
|
| West Bank and Ghana |
$1,050,000,000
|
| Africa (total) |
$8,850,000,000
|
| Other |
$19,130,000,000
|
Ft. Knox gold reserves
| Item |
Value
|
| Ft. Knox gold reserves (November 2011 prices) |
$245,900,000,000
|
| Unclaimed US treasury bonds |
$16,000,000,000
|
| All the tea in China |
$4,210,000,000
|
Corporate tax deduction
(Note: some of the corporate deductions are very technical, and even with the help of a technical accountant, I had trouble making sense of them. The text below is my best attempt at an English interpretation of the legalese.)
| Area |
Deductions
|
| Corporate tax deduction |
$125,180,000,000
|
| Reduced tax on first $10 million of corporate income |
$3,240,000,000
|
| Delay of taxes on 'income' made from defaulting on a debt (Temporary stimulus measure) |
$21,390,000,000
|
| Temporary change to equipment depreciation rules allowing more (and sooner) deductions on the purchase of new equipment |
$24,390,000,000
|
| Clean energy, space, science, and tech R&D |
$13,900,000,000
|
| Miscellaneous rules for international corporate finance |
$6,800,000,000
|
| Foreign corporation income financing rules |
$13,680,000,000
|
Individual tax deductions
Federal spending
Disasters
Cost of electricity
BP oil spill claims fund
New York CIty
Megaprojects
Federal budget
Budget options
Stimulus spending
US Spending on Wars
Bailouts
Trillions
Size of derivatives markets by year
| Year |
Size of market
|
| 1988 |
$3,090,000,000,000
|
| 1995 |
$26,690,000,000,000
|
| 2001 |
$86,390,000,000,000
|
| 2005 |
$227,260,000,000,000
|
| 2009 |
$439,000,000,000,000
|
Size of credit default swap market by year (included in derivatives)
| Year |
Size of market
|
| 2001 |
$1,150,000,000,000
|
| 2005 |
$19,350,000,000,000
|
| 2007 |
$66,280,000,000,000
|
| 2009 |
$31,350,000,000,000
|
US household net worth
| Item |
Worth
|
| US household |
$58,740,000,000,000
|
| Poorer half |
$1,470,000,000,000
|
| Richer half |
$57,270,000,000,000
|
| Richest 1% |
$19,620,000,000,000
|
Total debt in the US
| Item |
Worth
|
| Total debt in the US |
$36,580,000,000,000
|
| State and local government |
$2,500,000,000,000
|
| Household |
$13,560,000,000,000
|
| Federal government |
$9,510,000,000,000
|
| Business |
$10,980,000,000,000
|
World GDP
| Area |
GDP
|
| World |
$62,900,000,000,000
|
| North America |
$17,850,000,000,000
|
| United States |
$14,530,000,000,000
|
| South America |
$3,070,000,000,000
|
| EU |
$16,240,000,000,000
|
| Europe (incl. Russia and Turkey) |
$20,130,000,000,000
|
| Africa |
$1,610,000,000,000
|
| Asia |
$17,530,000,000,000
|
| Oceania |
$1,310,000,000,000
|
Total public debt
(Note: US figures are from 2011, while the other totals use 2010 debt in 2011 dollars, which is likely an underestimate.)
| Area |
Debt |
Notes
|
| EU (total) |
$13,340,000,000,000 |
|
| United States |
$10,200,000,000,000 |
(Plus internal government borrowing of 4,740,000,000,000)
|
| Japan |
$8,630,000,000,000 |
|
| Germany |
$2,480,000,000,000 |
|
| Italy |
$2,140,000,000,000 |
|
| India |
$2,140,000,000,000 |
|
| China |
$1,907,000,000,000 |
|
| France |
$1,767,000,000,000 |
|
| United Kingdom |
$1,654,000,000,000 |
|
| Brazil |
$1,281,000,000,000 |
|
| Canada |
$1,130,000,000,000 |
|
| Spain |
$834,210,000,000 |
|
| Mexico |
$584,860,000,000 |
|
| Greece |
$460,180,000,000 |
|
Energy reserves
| Type of energy |
World total proven [type] reserves |
US Reserves
|
| Oil |
$131,960,000,000,000 (November 2011 prices) |
$20,580,000,000,000
|
| Coal |
$72,850,000,000,000 (2011 central Appalachian prices) |
$20,020,000,000,000
|
| Natural gas |
$21,470,000,000,000 (2011 NYMEX prices) |
$930,470,000,000
|
Value of 10 years of electricity generated if the surface of Texas was converted to:
| Thing |
Value
|
| Solar power plants |
$89,240,000,000,000
|
| Wind turbines |
$7,950,000,000,000
|
All US real estate
| Type |
Value
|
| All |
$28,380,000,000,000
|
| Home |
$23,010,000,000,000
|
| Commercial (includes stores, apartments, industrial, etc.) |
$5,370,000,000,000
|
Value of all gold ever mined
| Item |
Value
|
| Value of all gold ever mined (late 2011 prices) |
$9,120,000,000,000
|
GDP by year
| Year |
GDP (total economic activity) the world (minus US) |
GDP (total economic productivity) of the US (minus government) |
US federal government
|
| 1920 |
|
|
|
| 1930 |
|
|
|
| 1940 |
|
|
|
| 1950 |
|
|
|
| 1960 |
|
|
|
| 1970 |
|
|
|
| 1980 |
|
|
|
| 1990 |
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
Estimated total economic production of the human race (so far)
| Estimated total economic production of the human race (so far) (roughly three-fifths of it since 1980) |
$2,396,950,000,000,000
|
