Not sure if its true, but if it is, it is epic!

[brockeverly]

Samsung pays Apple $1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins

 

[4Running Daily]

My sources say it is true!

Edit: My sources blow!

 

[-JD-]

No, its fake. Samsung probably wont end up paying Apple for quite awhile after even more litigation.

 

[4Running Daily]

No, its fake. Samsung probably wont end up paying Apple for quite awhile after even more litigation.

It's true, they won't pay until after the appeal and my math indicates that they would need 2,700 trucks full of nickels, not 5.

 

[ajonesnv]

There could also potentially be a weight issue if the trucks were filled all the way, which would be most likely necessary to reach that kind of dollar amount.

 

[shadow247]

There could also potentially be a weight issue if the trucks were filled all the way, which would be most likely necessary to reach that kind of dollar amount.

1 Nickel weighs 5 oz
1 billion dollars is 20,000,000,000 (20 billion) nickels.
20 billion nickels is 100 billion ounces
100 billion ounces is 625 million pounds.
1 semi truck has a max capacity of 60,000 lbs
That's 333,333 loads, but...
A semi truck also has a max capacity of 4000 cubic feet.
1 cubic foot of nickels is 1,100 nickels
So that's actually 18,181,818 loads

A semi truck costs about 80 cents per mile to operate
That's 14.5 billion dollars per mile traveled for all loads combined
It's 1700 miles from Samsung Mobile headquarters in Dallas, TX to Apple's Cupertino California offices.
It would cost 30 billion dollars for Samsung to ship 1 billion dollars worth of Nickel's to Apple.

If they only had to travel 100 miles, it would still cost 1.45 billion!

 

[PhillyO]

A nickle wieghs 5 grams not 5 oz. ill let u do the recalculating

 

[Clone of the Mean]

A nickle wieghs 5 grams not 5 oz. ill let u do the recalculating

headslap!

 

[granjour]

Man you've got a lot of time

 

[shadow247]

A nickle wieghs 5 grams not 5 oz. ill let u do the recalculating

Ok one more time...
1 Nickel weighs 5g
1 billion dollars is 20,000,000,000 (20 billion) nickels.
20 billion nickels is 100 billion grams
100 billion grams is 3,571,428,571 ounces
Which is 223,214,286 lbs.
1 semi truck has a max capacity of 60,000 lbs
That's 3,720 loads, but...
A semi truck also has a max capacity of 4000 cubic feet.
1 cubic foot of nickels is 1,100 nickels
So, 20 billions nickels is 18,181,818 loads!

 

[ElGringoLoco]

Ok one more time...
1 Nickel weighs 5g
1 billion dollars is 20,000,000,000 (20 billion) nickels.
20 billion nickels is 100 billion grams
100 billion grams is 3,571,428,571 ounces
Which is 223,214,286 lbs.
1 semi truck has a max capacity of 60,000 lbs
That's 3,720 loads, but...
A semi truck also has a max capacity of 4000 cubic feet.
1 cubic foot of nickels is 1,100 nickels
So, 20 billions nickels is 18,181,818 loads!

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