Could You Carry Away a Million Dollars in One Dollar Bills?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a hypothetical scenario where participants consider the feasibility of carrying away a million dollars in one dollar bills. The conversation explores various methods and humorous responses related to the challenge, including physical limitations and creative solutions.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Humorous

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants question whether they can use vehicles, like a pick-up truck, to carry the money.
  • Others propose unconventional methods, such as using a conveyor belt or a leaf blower, to assist in carrying the bills.
  • One participant notes the weight of a million dollars in one dollar bills, calculating it to be approximately 2,040.8 pounds.
  • Several posts include humorous lyrics and references to spending the money, indicating a lighthearted tone in the discussion.
  • A participant suggests simply grabbing as much as possible and running away quickly, highlighting the impracticality of the task.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally engage in a humorous debate without reaching a consensus on the best method to carry away the money. Multiple competing views and playful suggestions remain throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some assumptions about physical capabilities and the nature of the challenge are not explicitly stated, leading to varying interpretations of what is permissible in the scenario.

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If I had a million dollars in one dollar bills and said you can have it if you can carry it away would you get my money?
 
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tribdog said:
If I had a million dollars in one dollar bills and said you can have it if you can carry it away would you get my money?
Can I bring a pick-up truck? :biggrin: I just want to see the teller's expression when I deposit it.
 
damn, I forgot to say no nerd answers. no you can't bring a pick up truck
 
Conveyor belt?
 
Do I have to carry it all away at once?
 
Can I use a leaf blower?
 
leaf blower is good, screw the rest of you
 
"How much does $1 million weigh? That would depend on the denomination of the bills you use. Since there are 490 notes in a pound, if you used $1 bills it would weigh 2,040.8 pounds, but if you used $100 bills it would weigh only 20.4 pounds."


Ans: Hell no. If it were in 100's, yes.
 
that's why I stipulated one dollar bills in the original problem. I'm sure you caught that right away though and just gave the answer you gave to be thorough, being the mythbuster you are
 
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If I had all those bills, I would stuff it in my bed, and make sweet love to it.
 
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tribdog said:
If I had a million dollars in one dollar bills and said you can have it if you can carry it away would you get my money?


If I had a million dollars,
I'd buy a you a green dress,
But not a real green dress, that's cruel.
 
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If I had a million dollars,
I'd buy you furniture for your house,
Maybe a nice Chesterfield, or an Ottoman!
 
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If I had a million dollars
I'd hire people to write me better lyrics.
 
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russ_watters said:
If I had a million dollars
I'd hire people to write me better lyrics.
The lyrics are funny ... especially the last line.

A million dollars would put you in the top 1% asset-wise. If you decided to live on it while making sure the principal increased with inflation, you'd get around 50,000 a year.
 
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russ_watters said:
If I had a million dollars
I'd hire people to write me better lyrics.


If I had a million dollars
I'd build a tree fort in our yard
If I had million dollars
You could help, it wouldn't be that hard
If I had million dollars
Maybe we could put like a little tiny fridge in there somewhere
You know, we could just go up there and hang out
Like open the fridge and stuff
There would already be laid out foods for us
Like little pre-wrapped sausages and things

They have pre-wrapped sausages but they don't have pre-wrapped bacon
Well, can you blame 'em
Uh, yeah
 
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tribdog said:
If I had a million dollars in one dollar bills and said you can have it if you can carry it away would you get my money?
i'd say let me try, and just grab whatever i could and run away from you really fast.
 

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