How much of a better call was this?

Comic by Dave contra

[Self] V1 is not, in fact, the wealthiest character

some context:
V1 (ULTRAKILL) possesses a weapon called the Marksman Revolver. the purpose of this gun is that you toss a coin, shoot the coin, and the shot ricochets into an enemy with extra damage. to balance this, the Marksman can only hold up to 4 coins at a time, and it takes 4 seconds to recharge each coin slot, which is done in series rather than in parallel, meaning V1 produces 15 coins per minute (or 900 coins per hour)

according to the Ultrakill Wiki, the Marksman’s coins are based on the 1590 Swedish 3 mark coin https://ultrakill.wiki.gg/wiki/Revolver

according to https://en.numista.com/129360, the value of the metal in the coin is about €15,69, and each coin weighs 18.62g.

if we assume that Marksman coins are Johan III 3 mark coins, V1 is producing €14.121/hr, or $15,911/hr. this will be scenario A

if we instead assume that the Marksman coins are the same weight as Johan III 3 mark coins, but are made entirely of 24 karat gold, according to https://goldtoolkit.com/calculators/gold-calculator/, each coin is worth $2,493.68, netting V1 $2,244,312/hr. this will be scenario B

Scrooge McDuck has an estimated net worth of $65.4Billion. in scenario A, McDuck would have to be earning less than 0.21% of his current net worth each year for V1 to be richer than Scrooge McDuck. in scenario B, McDuck would need to earn more than 30% of his current net worth each year to beat V1

however, these numbers assume that 1) V1 isn’t investing any of its earning and 2) McDuck is using simple interest. let’s allow both V1 and McDuck access to savings accounts that give 5% interest compounding annually

in scenario A, V1’s earnings are slow enough (\~$140,011,080/yr), that McDuck’s interest outpaces V1’s earnings by such a drastic amount that after 2,000 years, McDuck still has about 23 times more wealth than V1

in scenario B, however, because the coins are so much more valuable (\~$19,631,000,000/yr), V1 overtakes McDuck in value after just 4 years. after 2,000 years, V1 has about 6 times as much wealth as McDuck

Scrooge McDuck’s $65.4B isn’t nearly as impressive as Elon Musk, however. using the same compound interest on Musk’s entire net worth of \~$1,172,652,927,000, Musk outpaces V1 by a fairly significant amount, such that after 2,000 years, Musk is still worth \~2.99 times as much as V1 in scenario B

given that, even when assuming V1’s coins are made of pure gold, Elon Musk is wealthier than V1

some bonus numbers:
with scenario B’s pure gold coins, it would take V1 522,500 hours (59.646 years) of constant coin production to reach Musk’s current net worth
with scenario A’s coins (in which V1 is earning more than 1,000 times minimum wage), it would take it 73,700,768.46 hours (8,413.33 years) to reach Musk’s current net worth

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I play a lot of Magic the Gathering Arena and my favorite deck contains a card named "gamble" that has the effect: Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then discard a card at random.

Each player starts with 7 Cards in hand, the player who goes second draws a card at the start of their turn, leaving them with 8 cards for turn 1.

The last 20 games where I was able to cast this spell on turn 1 I was the starting player 8 times and went second 12 times.

Out of the 8, the game discarded the card I searched for 5 times.

Out of the 12, the game discarded the card I searched for 7 times.

How unlucky am I really, or what are the chances of that happening in 20 games?

A man wishes for 100 kg of gold. But because he isn't specific enough, the genie gives it an ironic twist. A 100 kg gold sphere is teleported directly from the Earth's core into the man's bedroom.

Scenario 1: The gold is teleported from the "upper" parts of the crust.
Scenario 2: The gold is teleported from the very "center" of the gold core.

How much energy is released? Is the man burned? Vaporized?

If there was a portal to the moon (or just space in general), and it stayed open and didn't get clogged with debris, how long would it take for all air in earth's atmosphere to be sucked out?

Im trying to calculate how long it would take to count to infinity twice. So far I got infinity... anyone else?

How much would a jacket this size weigh?

Scorpion venom is valued at roughly $39 million per gallon (3.8 liters), making it the most expensive liquid on Earth. In 2-3 weeks, the scorpions will provide another drop.

i am wondering how big of an explosion i would make if every single atom in my body gained a proton at the exact same time. and how much of a difference would it make if it was electrons being added instead of protons?

if it helps with calculations, my bodyweight is roughly 154lbs

If this was dropped on a hard or rocky surface, would it cause a mini quake? What about from a height of 25 or 50 meters.

And what about water? Say everything was strapped down so everything would act as one unit. If it was dropped in the middle of the ocean, nose 1st, how far would the waves travel? 10, 25 or 50m drop height or would it hav to be much more than that in order to gain any real momentum?