What Could the Top 6 Forbes Billionaires Actually Buy With Their Fortunes?
4. Jeff Bezos ($250 billion) – Could Buy Enough Sand to Bury New York City

A cubic meter of sand costs about $10 on average. To bury the entire island of Manhattan under 10 meters of sand would cost roughly $5.95 billion. Jeff Bezos could do that 42 times over with his $250 billion fortune. He could turn New York into a desert, then reverse it, then do it again just for fun—and still have billions left for a beach house.