Laid end-to-end, $1.7 billion in $1 bills could encircle our planet more than six times. The Earth’s atmosphere is unbreathable at such lofty heights, but Wednesday’s lucky Powerball winner could afford a ride with Jeff Bezos if they weren’t embarrassed to be seen in that tawdry spaceship of his. The height of a billion dollars? That stack’s almost 68 miles high.
In Truist Park’s center field, a ball lofted 360 feet stays in for an easy out. That’s greater than the distance of an Atlanta Brave home run if hit to left field (335 feet) or right field (325 feet). The answer: About 360 feet, more than two times the height of the Flatiron Building in downtown Atlanta, according to my new, unpaid writing assistant ChatGPT.
