Russia fines Google

Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxvnwkl5kgo

Per the BBC

They really missed their chance by not fining them a googol.

(10^100, or 10,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000,​000)

That's 2x10^34.

Global GDP is 1.1*10^14

The average adult human body has about 30T cells, and world population is around 8B, so the total number of human cells on earth is about 2.4*10^23. Google's fine is at least $83.3B for every human cell in existence right now - definitely higher because not everyone is an adult. That per-cell cost would've been enough to fund NASA from 2022 to the present with about 4 months' budget to spare.

Colin Wood said:

They really missed their chance by not fining them a googol.

Apparently the fine is $1k/day of noncompliance, doubling each week, with no limit... So give it time and it will get there.

...And Russia wonders why nobody takes anything they say seriously.

In reply to Driven5 :

The old rice on a chess board conundrum.

Google - "no". 

In reply to RX Reven' :

Yes, apparently the judge didn't actually comprehend the ramifications of that parable BEFORE attempting to put it to use in the real world.

GameboyRMH said:

That's 2x10^34.

A US currency bill (any denomination) masses about 1 gram.  So if you took that amount of money and put it in $10 bills you'd have 2x10^30 kg of money, which is about 1 solar mass.

Since bills are made of linen and cotton, which are both plant-based fibers made mostly of carbon, the pile of money will collapse into a carbon white dwarf star.  Double it once more and you've exceeded the Chandrasekhar limit (1.6 solar masses), and it will explode as a type 1A supernova. :)

codrus (Forum Supporter) said:

GameboyRMH said:

That's 2x10^34.

A US currency bill (any denomination) masses about 1 gram.  So if you took that amount of money and put it in $10 bills you'd have 2x10^30 kg of money, which is about 1 solar mass.

Since bills are made of linen and cotton, which are both plant-based fibers made mostly of carbon, the pile of money will collapse into a carbon white dwarf star.  Double it once more and you've exceeded the Chandrasekhar limit (1.6 solar masses), and it will explode as a type 1A supernova. :)

 

Mathematics - Berk yeah!...Science in general - Berk yeah!...Physics in particular - Berk yeah!

That was super fun, thanks.

Mndsm said:

Google - "no". 

To be fair, that's pretty much replaced "Don't be evil" as their guidance for interaction with the world.

I think in this case it's sane and reasonable. And Google's much closer to an immovable object than Russia is to an irresistible force.

codrus (Forum Supporter) said:

GameboyRMH said:

That's 2x10^34.

A US currency bill (any denomination) masses about 1 gram.  So if you took that amount of money and put it in $10 bills you'd have 2x10^30 kg of money, which is about 1 solar mass.

Since bills are made of linen and cotton, which are both plant-based fibers made mostly of carbon, the pile of money will collapse into a carbon white dwarf star.  Double it once more and you've exceeded the Chandrasekhar limit (1.6 solar masses), and it will explode as a type 1A supernova. :)

 

That would be a truly dangerous fine to pay in pennies.

I thought USA companies were not allowed to do business in Russia !

Google just needs to wait for the ruble to completely collapse. 

Is it possible for this fine to negatively impact the ruble's value?

MadScientistMatt said:

codrus (Forum Supporter) said:

GameboyRMH said:

That's 2x10^34.

A US currency bill (any denomination) masses about 1 gram.  So if you took that amount of money and put it in $10 bills you'd have 2x10^30 kg of money, which is about 1 solar mass.

Since bills are made of linen and cotton, which are both plant-based fibers made mostly of carbon, the pile of money will collapse into a carbon white dwarf star.  Double it once more and you've exceeded the Chandrasekhar limit (1.6 solar masses), and it will explode as a type 1A supernova. :)

 

That would be a truly dangerous fine to pay in pennies.

Copper and Zinc are past the break-even point for nuclear fusion, so you wouldn't even get a supernova -- it would just collapse straight into a black hole.