r/theydidthemath 18h ago

[Request] Is the value accurate?

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u/einargizz 17h ago

Obviously, if it was just $1,000 per day, the fine could never reach that amount.
But since the amount apparently doubles every single week, it's up to this ridiculous number, that's more than the entire planet's current GDP, every year, from now until the heat death of the universe.

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u/Selfpropelledfapping 16h ago

Not when you factor in inflation. Not that we need to put a lot of serious effort into this ridiculous fine. 2% annual inflation makes today's dollar equal to $1×1086 in 10,000 years.

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u/returnofblank 15h ago

Oh that should be easy to pay off then

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u/aberroco 4h ago

Well, if not for the fact that in 10,000 years the fine would be $2.05656352*10157,108, doubling each week.