Q: How much would it cost to build the Death Star?
A: Only $852 quadrillion ($852,000,000,000,000,000)
The cost, which is 13,000 times more than the world’s GDP, to build the Death Star from the Star Wars movies, as calculated by economics students at Lehigh University. They took into account its 87-mile diameter and the multiple quadrillions of metric tons of steel required
The NFL Players Mentioned Most on “SportsCenter”.
TIM TEBOW
On “SportsCenter,” there was Tebow and then there was everyone else. After the Broncos’ sixth consecutive win, he was mentioned more than 40 times in the next morning’s edition of the show
BILL BELICHICK
The anchors were mostly reverent when describing the Patriots’ coach,mentioning his secrecy, calling him “tremendous” and a “mastermind.”
NDAMUKONG SUH
The most mentioned defensive player, Suh made the list mostly because of his two-game suspension for stamping on an opponent’s arm during Detroit’s game against the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 24.
KYLE ORTON
In November, Orton went to Kansas City after losing a quarterback battle to Tim Tebow, leading to talk of a potential matchup between the former teammates. He and Tebow did face off in Denver on Jan. 1 — and that time, Orton won.
PEYTON MANNING
Despite going the entire season without taking a snap, Manning was discussed more than most of the league’s active players — even more than his younger brother, Eli, who led the Giants to Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Cost of 2012 Super Bowl Commercial
$3.5 million: Average cost of a 30-second Super Bowl commercial this year, according to multiple media reports.
583,333: Six packs of beer, at a price of $6 per pack, that could be purchased for the price of an average Super Bowl ad.
2.8 million: 2-liter bottles of pop that could be purchased, at $1.25 per bottle.
117: Automobiles that could be purchased, at $30,000 a piece.
368,421: Movie tickets that could be purchased, at $9.50 each.
What a 5 year old thinks of popular logos.
It is interesting to see which logos she clearly knows and can identify with.
The only thing bigger than the game itself on Super Bowl Sunday are the commercials that come with it. Shazam, the smartphone app, is rolling out an enhanced way to consume in-game content, Shazam enabled advertising and Madona’s half time show. Could Shazam be the future of god awful QR codes?
If the subject of Shazam enabled advertising interests you then check out a previous post of mine: “Is Shazam the Future of Advertising?” http://bit.ly/xCp8Bi
