Cryptocurrency Q&A How many $1 dollar bills would it take to reach the moon?

How many $1 dollar bills would it take to reach the moon?

SilenceSolitude SilenceSolitude Tue Dec 24 2024 | 6 answers 825
I'm curious about a fun scenario: if I were to stack $1 dollar bills, how many of them would it take for the stack to reach the moon? I want to know the number of bills needed for this imaginary trip. How many $1 dollar bills would it take to reach the moon?

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IncheonBeautyBloom IncheonBeautyBloom Thu Dec 26 2024
The calculation of reaching the moon with dollar bills involves dividing a large distance by the thickness of a single bill.

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Sofia Sofia Thu Dec 26 2024
The distance to the moon is approximately 3.8 × 10⁸ meters, while the thickness of a dollar bill is 0.00010922 meters.

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CryptoPioneer CryptoPioneer Wed Dec 25 2024
When we divide the distance to the moon by the thickness of a dollar bill, we get 3.48 × 10¹² dollar bills.

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Isabella Isabella Wed Dec 25 2024
This means that stacking 348 billion dollar bills on top of each other would theoretically reach the moon.

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Stefano Stefano Wed Dec 25 2024
Among the options provided in the question, the closest estimate to this figure is b) 400 billion dollar bills.

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