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If you had millions of dollars in your bank account, available to spend,
what would you buy? Luxurious cars? A gigantic house?
Or maybe a tiger shark preserved in excellent condition?
In today's video, I made a compilation with 10 really absurd things bought by millionaires.
I assure you that you will love this video.
But before I start with the topic, I have a little question for you
Will you have any idea who is the man with the most money nowadays?
I'll leave you some options on the screen, and if you know which of these is correct,
write it in the comments below at this moment, because if you answer correctly,
then you will have won...
A damn garbage!
Benny, that does not even make sense.
Well, you just write the answer in the comments, and let's see how much you know, okay?
Now we are ready, make yourself comfortable. And enjoy it my friend!
I'm the curious Ben. And... how curious are you?
Did you know that one of the hobbies of Bill Gates is reading?
It is said that his home library is full of interesting books, and as you can imagine,
being a man with a lot of money, Bill Gates also has quite a few unique books, which cost a fortune.
Of all of them, the most expensive and weird is one called the Codex Leicester,
did you ever hear about this book?
Probably not, the Codex Leicester is not for sale in any bookstore,
no matter how hard you search it on the internet, you will not be able to find it either,
do you know why it is so unique?
Because it was written by nothing more and nothing less than the great Leonardo da Vinci,
within this book you will find a compilation of texts and drawings made by Leonardo
between the years 1,500 and 1,510. The manuscript has 72 pages in total,
and some 360 illustrations and drawings with quite advanced knowledge of hydrodynamics,
cosmology, astronomy and other sciences. It is believed that this manuscript
is the most important written by Leonardo, since it was like his personal diary,
where he wrote and sketched things worthy of a genius.
Knowing the great historical value of this book, Bill Gates decided to buy it
at an auction in 1994, he paid $30,800,000 for that book,
since then, this manuscript has a privileged place in his personal library.
How crazy!, right?
Number 9
Oil magnate Román Abramovich acquired at the end of 2010,
the most expensive yacht in the world, which has a value close to $500,000,000.
In case you do not know, Abramovich is known for being one of the richest men in all of Russia,
and also for owning Chelsea, a very famous football team of the Premier League.
Going back to the awesome yacht, did you know that each year,
the cost of maintaining this monstrous yacht is an expense of $45,000,000?
Between fuel costs, crew payment, and maintenance costs,
the Eclipse yacht is one of the most absurd luxuries of this millionaire,
as a curious fact, you should know that there are 24 luxury suites inside
to accommodate a maximum of 62 people, 2 swimming pools, 2 heliports, disco, Jacuzzi,
movie theater and even a missile defense system,
but the most amazing thing is the Roman’s room,
which apart from having all the luxuries inside, the room has bulletproof armor
and a sophisticated security system.
Being a busy man you can imagine that he almost does not use it,
but he does rent it to other millionaires, according to some sources,
if you want to rent the Eclipse yacht for a week, it will cost you $2,000,000.
Number 8
If you could spend $10,000,000 on whatever you wanted, what would you buy?
What a stupid thing!
Benny, why would you spend your $10,000,000 on a pool filled with popcorn?
Stop saying crazy things!
I present to you Steve Cohen, a multimillionaire guy who in 2004,
paid something close to $10,000,000 for this work of art,
a tiger shark 4.5 meters long, and is suspended inside a kind of cage full of formaldehyde,
and that obviously is dead!
The work of art that was titled "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living",
was manufactured by the English artist Damien Hirst in 1991.
13 years after being manufactured, Steve Cohen decided to buy it
for his personal collection of works of art.
The craziest part of all is that in recent years it was known that the shark was rotting inside,
so Damien Hirst had no choice but to find another shark, to replace the defective shark,
it is assumed that the new shark is already in perfect condition,
and should remain that way for many years.
Would you spend $10,000,000 on this?
Number 7
According to Forbes magazine, Mukesh Ambani has a fortune worth about 41 billion dollars,
that not only gives him the position as the richest man in India
but as the nineteenth richest person in the world, if that were not enough,
did you know that the house where Mukesh and his family live is the most expensive house on the planet?
It is this building that is valued at 1,000 million dollars, and even has its own name,
by affection they call it Antilia. Antilia was built from scratch,
Mr. Ambani was responsible for choosing and buying the land,
and hiring the right architects to design such a house.
The house was built on the prestigious Altamount street, in the Indian city of Bombay.
It has 27 stories high, 3 helipads, hanging gardens, more than 600 full-time employees,
and an incredible room that spits artificial snow flakes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What an unnecessary luxury, don’t you think?
Number 6
Let me ask you something: how much is the most money you would pay for a photograph?
Assuming it was an important photograph for you, maybe you're willing to drop some money, right?
Well, did you know that Bill Koch, a billionaire businessman and collector at the same time,
bought this picture for $2,300,000?
I mean, a lot of money for a photo!
It was in the year 2011 when an auction house in the United States put on sale this photograph,
taken in 1880, where the legendary Billy the Kid appears,
one of the most famous American cowboys of the old west.
In 2011 this was the only known picture of the little outlaw Billy,
and that's why Bill Koch decided to pay so much money for it.
At first the auction house thought they would sell Billy's picture for about $300,000,
but quickly began receiving offers that exceeded their expectations.
$500,000
$700,000
$1,000,000
and so on up to the $2,300,000 Bill Koch offered.
It seems like he wanted the picture, right?
Number 5
In 2012, Larry Ellison purchased 98% of the island of Lanai,
which is one of the smallest islands in the Hawaiian archipelago.
In case you do not know, Larry Ellison is ranked Number 10 among the richest people in the world.
He was the founder of the Oracle technology company,
and is well known for being a person with eccentric tastes, and he likes to buy islands.
Crap!
Where do you want me to get the money to buy an island? Damn garbage lord!
Although the exact price that Larry paid for his absurd caprice is not known,
according to several media, the price ranged between $500,000,000 and $600,000,000.
Before acquiring it, the island was owned by another millionaire named David Murdock
since 1985, and neither do you think it is an uninhabited island,
3,200 people live here and it is full of luxury resorts.
So, although it seems to be an investment, I think it is still a bit absurd
that a person has enough money to buy an entire island, don’t you think?
Number 4
He is the sultan of Brunei, named Hassanal Bolkiah,
a man who has a fortune of close to 22 billion dollars,
all this thanks to the exploitation of resources in that country,
with so much money, it is normal that you give yourself exaggerated tastes, occasionally.
Did you know that the Sultan is the man with the largest and most expensive car collection in the world?
Although we do not have exact numbers,
it is said that his personal collection exceeds 5,000 luxury vehicles,
that means he could use a different vehicle every day, for five and a half years.
According to rumors, in his collection you will find 600 Rolls Royce, of these, 6 are bulletproof,
more than 300 ferraris, about 400 Bentley, dozens of Mercedes Benz,
and dozens of exotic and unique models.
It seems that more than half of his collection is made up of customized cars
and limited editions that were ordered by him directly from the manufacturer.
In order to store so many vehicles, the Sultan has five hangars full of cars of all kinds,
and there are people who say that even has divided by brands,
it is estimated that in total his collection of cars is worth $5 billion.
That's absurd!, right?
Number 3
Can you imagine having so much money to buy a $42,000,000 watch?
One of the few people who can afford to spend so much money on a watch is Jeff Bezos,
the founder and CEO of Amazon.
This clock that I'm talking about is very, very different from any you've seen before,
and it's still being built, by the way.
This clock, which by the way will be called Long Now, will be located under a remote
limestone mountain in Nevada, United States, on a property owned by Jeff Bezos.
Something quite peculiar about this watch is that it will be very, very large,
it will be approximately 60 meters high, but the most remarkable thing is that it has been built
with the aim of giving the time for the next 10,000 years, that is why it is so expensive,
and as it must remain there for so long, not only the design was adapted for its purpose,
but the pieces are of excellent quality, so much so that they last 10,000 years.
Number 2
In 2011, one of the richest men in the Arab Emirates
decided to build one of the most absurd things you will see in your life,
a giant name in the sand.
The person in charge of this was Hamad Bin Hamdan,
and although we never knew how much he paid for this caprice,
do not doubt that it must have cost him several million dollars,
especially considering the dimensions of the letters.
From the letter H to the letter D there are 3.5 kilometers,
and each letter is 1 kilometer high, if measured from the base,
they are so large that you could even navigate between the letter H and the letter A,
I say: "You could", because only 2 years later his name had already been erased.
How crazy!, right?
Number 1
I decided to keep you the most absurd thing bought by a millionaire for the end.
Screw you!
You… close your mouth!, Benny.
It turns out that at the end of 2012, a businessman from India
caught everyone's attention when he brought out a bright shirt
made of 14 thousand pieces of 22 carat gold, with a value of $240,000. Can you believe it?
The shirt was made by 15 jewelers for 2 long weeks, but that's not all,
did I already tell you that the shirt weighs 7 pounds?
It is so heavy that according to the Guinness Book of World Records,
you are seeing the heaviest shirt in the world,
and the brightest, I suppose!
Due to its weight and its high value, Datta Phuge, the name of this gentleman,
used this shirt only on special occasions, and I say: "used" because his life
came a tragic end about 2 years ago, in an incident that was not related to the shirt.
And that's all for today!
By the way, the correct answer is option C, Jeff Bezos,
the founder and CEO of Amazon is the richest man in the world today,
with an approximate fortune of 150,000 million dollars.
What a crazy thing!, right?
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