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44 Billion Dollars

Warren Buffet bought the US Railroad for $44 billion on Tuesday.  That's the kind of money where you stop understanding what it means.  It's just a lot.

But allow me to illuminate you.  With $44 billion, instead of buying a railway company you could...

- Consume 1.23 billion Big Macs
- Plan, build and run 1 Beijing Olympics
- Buy a Lamborghini Gallardo for you and 220,000 friends
- Fill Yankee stadium 100 times over with cornflakes

What would you do with $44 billion?  If you have that much spare, could you please buy me some milk for my stadium-sized cereal bowls.  Thanks.

Comments (8)

Nov 04, 2009
Interesting. Or, it could have gone to feed the poor, or help the homeless.
Nov 04, 2009
hawken King said...
you could probably build your own moon
Nov 05, 2009
Sam Ee said...
That's no moon.
Nov 05, 2009
Nuclear Fire said...
The money to buy the railroad is from the company he runs and is investors money. He's already given 37.5 billion of his personal fortune to charity. How much have you given DB?
Nov 05, 2009
sanny said...
I wonder if I could invest that money into doing R&D to make capsules ala Dragon Ball.
Nov 05, 2009
Lawrence said...
"two chicks at the same time" =P

http://images1.fanpop.com/images/quiz/21380_1214501423928_500_263.jpg

Nov 05, 2009
Rick said...
Wise move, USD is worth crap.
Nov 08, 2009
lethargicpanda said...
option 2 : I'd probably run my own Beijing Olympic Games !

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