How Much Money is There on Earth?
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. On Earth the average piece of currency changes hands about 55 times a year. That's about once a week. With that kind of turnover, it's safe to say that statistically in the United States out of every 100 pieces of currency one was most likely touched in the last year by someone who within the next year will commit murder. But how much cash, how much physical currency is there on earth? First things first, how much cash is inside of bank? Well, according to the FBI, the average successful bank robbery involves 10,000 dollars. But that's usually just currency from the tellers tills. In their vaults, the average bank might have anywhere from 10,000 dollars to a 100,000 dollars with some larger banks at times car...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. On Earth the average piece of currency changes hands about 55 times a year. That's about once a week. With that kind of turnover, it's safe to say that statistically in the United States out of every 100 pieces of currency one was most likely touched in the last year by someone who within the next year will commit murder. But how much cash, how much physical currency is there on earth? First things first, how much cash is inside of bank? Well, according to the FBI, the average successful bank robbery involves 10,000 dollars. But that's usually just currency from the tellers tills. In their vaults, the average bank might have anywhere from 10,000 dollars to a 100,000 dollars with some larger banks at times car...
