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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1522099, member: 37498&quot;]Someone did half the math.</p><p><br /></p><p>1 billion dollars = 20 billion nickels</p><p>1 nickel weighs 5 grams</p><p>20 billion nickels weigh 100 billion grams</p><p>453.59 grams = 1 pound</p><p>100 billion grams = 220,462,442 pounds</p><p>2000 pounds = 1 ton</p><p>220,462,442 pounds = 110,231 tons</p><p><br /></p><p>The largest trucks in the world can carry as much as 400 tons.&nbsp; These trucks are not permitted on public roads, but let&#039;s just ignore that for now.</p><p><br /></p><p>110,231 tons / 400 tons per truck = 275 trucks</p><p><br /></p><p>275 is the absolute minimum number of trucks required to carry 20 billion nickels.&nbsp; But of course these aren&#039;t allowed on public roads.</p><p><br /></p><p>The highest net weight capacity of a intermodal container is just shy of 31 tons.&nbsp; At 31 tons per truck, that would be 3,555 trucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every state has different regulations about weight limits, but they all have a maximum gross weight of 80,000 pounds.&nbsp; At 110,000 pounds, West Virginia has the highest weight allowance for a load with a special permit, but no state will grant such a permit if the load is divisible into smaller loads.&nbsp; Loads of nickels are perfectly divisible.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, in the interest of calculating a best case scenario, let&#039;s assume the truck and trailer are weightless and they can carry 80,000 pounds of nickels each.&nbsp; That would still be 2,755 trucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>It really is quite difficult for the average person to fully comprehend how much money $1 billion is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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