Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 14, 2011
June 13, 2011
June 15, 2011
Transcript:
Jose Luis Ochoa died from a wound inflicted by a rooster during an illegal cockfight in Tulare County, Calif., USA, on Jan. 30, 2011! $1 million in $100 bills weighs about 20 pounds- so to fill a 50 foot long boxcar to its 160,000 pound weight limit would require $8 billion dollars in cash! Built to challenge the land speed record, the Bloodhound SSC is powered by a Formula-1 racing engine, a jet fighter's turbine engine and a 12 foot long rocket!
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SusanSunshine Premium Member over 13 years ago
NO, to fill a boxcar would require 800 million BILLS. It only requires $8 billion DOLLARS if you use $100 bills.
It “only” takes $800 million dollars in $1 bills, which I would find a quite acceptable substitute, if you want to park it next to my house, thanks.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 13 years ago
OOPS I meant 80 million. The first time was a typo, then my brain quit working cos it’s so late. 80 million will do nicely. :)
StelBel over 13 years ago
I could have lived my whole life, gmartin997, without that image in my head…
Bosn_c_otter over 13 years ago
I love it when animals get revenge. good for you Rooster!
jonvuk over 13 years ago
ARRRHHHH! DID NOT CONSIDER A WEIGHT LIMIT.
I only looked at volume.
19 billion dollars would weigh.
19 000 × 20 = 380 000 lbs.
but what if I stuck to the weight limit then …
160 000 lbs is what the weight limit is
but I could fill the volume with 380 000 lbs of $100 bills
I can only use a portion of my total…
so
160 / 380 = 0.42 (this is how much of my total I can actualuse because of the weight limit)
Then
19 billion x 0.42 = 8 billion
which would have been right.
… sigh :^\
I need to watch more patrickJMT videos on YouTube.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 13 years ago
now, do you expect me to believe that?
sbeavin over 13 years ago
But you cannot do it by weight- you have to do it by volume and so, we still have no accurate answer. Lame- someone needs to at least take a look at these “facts”!
Lyons Group, Inc. over 13 years ago
Call an act of both God and Nature.
tuslog64 over 13 years ago
Animals can backfire if mistreated. Years ago, some boys thought it would be fun to dip a cats tail in kerosene and set it on fire. So, what does a kitty do if in pain? Head for the barn! The boys then had to explain why the straw-filled barn burned down. (NO – I was not in on this, only heard about it)
coolvq over 13 years ago
Too much math!! Abort! Abort!
coryart over 13 years ago
LOL @ coolvq Reminds me of the Simpsons episode Bart: I would end all life on this planet just to get out of doing fractions. Lisa: Fractions aren’t that hard. You just have to have a common denominator. For example, one-half plus one-third equals three-… Bart: End. all. life. on. this. planet! [makes explosion sound] Lisa: You’ll need to know fractions to make that explosion!