What would you do if I gave you a Billion?

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The discussion revolves around the hypothetical scenario of receiving a billion of an unspecified currency and how participants would choose to spend or distribute it. Many contributors express a desire to give away substantial amounts to friends and charities, with one suggesting making 900 millionaires out of acquaintances while keeping a portion for personal enjoyment. There are humorous and creative ideas about using the money, such as purchasing energy in the form of volts or particle accelerators, and even buying sports teams like the England cricket team to influence their performance. Some participants touch on financial speculation, particularly regarding currencies like Euros and the dollar, while others focus on personal desires like acquiring a mansion or funding extravagant projects. The conversation reflects a mix of serious financial considerations and lighthearted banter about wealth and its implications.
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Would you give it back or spend spend spend and what would you buy?
 
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Originally posted by Viper
Would you give it back or spend spend spend and what would you buy?
I'd make 900 millionaires out of people I knew and met, keeping the other 100 so I could gloat a bit and tease them about only having a paltry million.
 
A billion of what? You never said anything else but a billion. You didn't finish it. I have no idea? A billion of what Substance? You could be referring to anything for all I know. Hence Ill take it as a Billion Volts of Electricity to spend on running my Space Ship I built outside. Just to see how far I could get with that amount of Energy in my Space Ship. Or I could Get a Billion Particle Accelerators and use them at the same time to Create a large amount of Energy and I could some how acquire the Knowledge to Harness the Energy that the Billion Particle Accelerators created when slamming the Particles at the same time.

Although you said the word "Buy", It will ofcourse be used as a negative variable to get rid of what I had a billion of. I had a billion Volts of Energy. I got to spend that Energy on the Space Ship I built in my Secret Laboratory Underground in my backyard. The only thing I can't spend is Particle Accelerators. Though I could spend the Great amounts of Energy created by a Billion Particle Accelerators working at the same time.
 
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I'll try to stay happy knowing I've got 100 times as much of it.

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Originally posted by Viper
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Well Turkish Lira wouldn't do me a whole lot of good :wink:

(In pounds) I'd keep about 50 Million (much more than I ever need) and give the rest away to friends and charities.
 
Originally posted by zeronem ...
Ill take it as a Billion Volts of Energy ... [/B]
*cough*Volts arent units of energy*cough* :)

I would ..Yeah give maybe 500 million away to people i know..and get a huge mansion..and that's about it!
 
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*cough*Volts arent units of energy*cough* :)

I would ..Yeah give maybe 500 million away to people i know..and get a huge mansion..and that's about it!

I know that. I only put that because, it is somewhat a form of energy
 
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Id buy the england cricket team.
 
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why would you want to buy the England Cricket Team?
 
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So we can actually win (cough.)
 
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yea lol, i spose if you buy them you can threaten to execute them if they lose, maybe you should buy the australian team and pay them to lose!
 
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I'd pay off my teensy shack and speculate in EUROS. The rest would go to some project like a big block-buster hollywood production, completely overhyped.
 
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I think that Euros are at a peak versus dollar. Dollar will bounce back despite poor economy predictions.

Bad time to speculate.
 

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