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If I gave you $1 million in cash to spend in 1 hour, after which the money will disappear, what would you buy? (discuss.ntfy.sh)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have asked this question to countless people (mostly in hair salons) as an alternative to small talk, and it always yields interesting results.

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You get the money right now, right where you are. If it's 10pm and you're in the middle of nowhere, your money will still go poof at 11pm.
As a result of the above, tell us what time it is and roughly where you are (big city, desert, small town, ...)
You must spend the money. You cannot give it to someone to hold on to it for you for a while.
Normal world rules apply, e.g. you cannot buy a $250k car at a dealership in 1h in cash, and you cannot buy a house in 1h either.
Remember that getting from where you are to the place you need to go takes time. Factor that in!

Edit: I'm glad you guys had fun with this one. Feel free to post similar hypothetical questions. I kinda like these.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Everything is closed.

Plan A: I could try to stuff an atm full of cash, but I'd be investigated for fraud, counterfitting or something. I would record myself holding the cash, wave it in front of all the security cameras I could to show that I legitimately have it, then insert it as much into the ATM as I could and acquire reciepts. In $100 bills I can put 50 at a time so $5000.If it stops accepting any money, I could try a crypto ATM too. Countersue the bank for stealing my money if they claim I'm responsible for the disappearance.

Plan B: I can reach the airport in under a half hour, I could convert it to USD as much they let me before leaving. They might accept 10k that way.

The trouble is, I will be asked about the origin of the money, "It just appeared in front of me/A genie gave it to me/I dug it out of the ground" are reasons that might not hold up well in court.

E: Wait does "spent" money vanish or does it stay?

[–] sentient_loom 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Online stores never close! Head to eBay!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Right, but how would I put this cash into the interwebz before it disappears? If it was in my online bank account then I could get stocks and bonds that pay out $40k in dividends every 3 months.