What is the total cost of Earth?

How much is one planet worth?

Okay, so, I saw this thing online. How much is Earth WORTH? Like, seriously? It’s not some kinda trading card.

Anyway, some brainiac tried to calculate it. This was back, I think, in late 2024 – don’t quote me. The numbers were just… absurd.

One planet was valued as a measly $160. Like, less than my new pair of running shoes!

Then there was Mars. Yeah, Mars. Supposedly worth $14,000. A used car, basically. I could almost afford that!

But Earth? Whoa. Earth clocked in at almost $5 quadrillion. FIVE! QUADRILLION! That’s a lot of zeros, man.

My reaction? I was like, “are you kidding me?” Who comes up with this stuff? It’s dumb. I prefer living on Earth, it’s priceless to me. I love it!

How much value is on Earth?

Earth’s value? A colossal, practically unquantifiable sum. Forget 1997 figures. We’re talking far more now. Think trillions, but with significantly more zeros tacked on. The sheer complexity defies simple monetary valuation. It’s like trying to price the sunset.

Ecosystem services alone are astronomical. We’re not just talking clean air and water—though those are crucial. Consider:

• Pollination: Essential for food production; its collapse would be catastrophic. The economic impact of bee populations alone is staggering. My neighbor, a beekeeper, estimates his annual yield is up 20% this year.
• Carbon sequestration: Forests act as giant carbon sinks. The cost of mitigating climate change without them would be exponentially higher. Think of the infrastructure needed! It’s mind-boggling.
• Water purification: Natural systems filter water far more efficiently than any human technology. I’m glad my well water is still clean.
• Nutrient cycling: Soil fertility, essential for agriculture, is a largely unpriced natural service. Its worth is practically incalculable.

But beyond these easily identifiable services, Earth possesses intrinsic value. This is hard to measure because it’s not an asset. It is not something to be exploited. It’s our home, our inheritance. What price can you put on that?

The 2023 valuation is obviously much higher, significantly higher, than any previous estimate. It’s a number so vast it loses meaning. The true cost of ecological damage? Incalculable. It’s a problem that transcends economics. We’re talking survival here, pure and simple. The planet’s value increases as the planet’s health deteriorates.

What is the cost of a planet?

Five quadrillion dollars. That’s what Earth is worth, apparently. Laughlin’s equation, right? Crazy. Makes my measly savings account look… pathetic.

It’s a lot of zeroes. Too many. I stared at that number for hours last night, couldn’t sleep. Felt… small.

The sheer scale of it. The impossibility of it. Five quadrillion… I can’t even comprehend it. Not really. Maybe if I had a billion dollars first.

That number haunts me. The weight of it. The coldness of such a calculation. Reducing everything to dollars. Everything.

What about the sunsets? The oceans? The laughter of my niece, Lily? Those aren’t included, are they? There’s no line item for memories. For love.

This equation. This whole thing. It feels wrong. Dehumanizing. Like Earth is just… a commodity. A really, really expensive one.

It’s unsettling. Thinking about it. A five-quadrillion-dollar rock floating in space. We live on it. We fight over it. We pollute it.

I’m tired. This is making me anxious. I need a drink of water. Maybe two.

Do you age faster on different planets?

Okay, aging faster on other planets? Nah. It’s all relative, you know?

I remember that time, summer 2023, on a trip to Joshua Tree. Gazing at the stars, mind racing, right? I felt…small.

Like, insignificant against the vastness.

Thinking about time… back home, rushing to beat deadlines at work (I’m a freelance graphic designer), felt so pointless there, under that desert sky.

Time is just how we measure things.

Okay, so different gravity? Different speeds? That messes with how WE measure a “year” or a “day”.

• Earth Year: 365-ish days.
• Mars Year: Way longer! Like, almost twice as long.

But my body aging? My cells? My personal internal clock? That’s not magically speeding up or slowing down ’cause I’m standing on a planet with funky gravity.

My biological clock ticks at its own pace, regardless where I am.

It just means, if I lived on Mars and counted my age in Mars years, that number would be smaller than my Earth-year age, probably. What a headache to recalculate.

It’s the measuring stick, not the aging itself, that changes.

Imagine someone using inches versus centimetres. The table is still the same size! Just different units. I’m just getting older, whether measured in Earth years or Jupiter years.

How much would a 100 pound person weigh on Venus?

Okay, so, if you’re lugging around 100 pounds of earthly awesome, like, say, exactly one hundred Beanie Babies, you’d only weigh 91 pounds on Venus. Imagine losing all that weight! It’s basically a free di- I mean, space trip.

It’s all about Venus’s gravity, which is about 91% of Earth’s. Think of it like this: Venus is strong, but Earth’s got that extra oomph. So, you are effectively lighter.

Here’s the lowdown on Venusian heft:

• Earth Weight: 100 lbs (Beanie Babies or whatever)
• Venus Weight: A svelte 91 lbs. Bye-bye, gravity weight!
• Gravity Difference: Venus is like, 91% as grabby as Earth. Maybe.

Extra Stuff:

• Venus days are longer than its years. Talk about never getting anywhere, lol!
• It rains sulfuric acid there. A real hair day nightmare, tbh.
• Venus spins backward. Maybe it’s rebelling against gravity.
• It’s hotter than Mercury on Venus. Whoa.

How long does it take Mercury to make a year?

88 Earth days. Wow, that’s fast! Three months. Crazy. Imagine the birthday parties! Think of the cake. So many cakes. I wonder what the weather’s like on Mercury? Probably scorching hot. Always sunny. No seasons, right? Unless.. Nah.

Mercury’s orbit is elliptical, I read that somewhere. Makes a difference, I guess. Not sure how much. Elliptical orbit. Sounds fancy.

Closest planet to the sun. That explains the speed. Duh.

I need to look up more about Mercury’s surface. Craters, probably. Tons of them. Like the moon. Maybe even more. Space is amazing.

• Orbital period: 88 Earth days
• Crazy fast year!
• Birthday every three months.
• Extreme heat.
• Lots of craters, probably.
• Elliptical orbit. Need to research the impact.

Next thing I’m researching? Maybe Venus! Or Mars. Mars rovers are cool. Maybe I’ll become an astrophysicist. One day. Or not. We’ll see. Gotta finish this latte first.

What is the most expensive thing in the planet?

Ugh, $150 billion?! That’s insane. The ISS. Seriously? Who even tracks this stuff? I mean, what about all the underwater cables? They MUST cost a fortune, right? Plus, all that gold sitting in Fort Knox. They never give exact numbers.

The ISS though… a floating $150 billion laboratory. Crazy. Four billion a year to run it? NASA’s budget is WILD. Think of what we could do with that money here on Earth. Better roads? Cancer research? My student loans paid off!

It’s modular. So what? Still unbelievably expensive. I wonder what a single module costs. Probably enough to buy my apartment building. Twice over. I bet it’s built with some pretty high-tech stuff.

Daily life up there? Mundane? Yeah, right. Astronauts, zero gravity, conducting experiments… mundane? Maybe compared to a rocket launch. They probably have really cool coffee mugs though. Those would be expensive AF.

Things that cost a fortune:

• The ISS (Duh)
• Undersea fiber optic cables – surely a contender!
• Global infrastructure projects – a vague category but important
• Those ludicrously expensive super yachts owned by oligarchs – they probably spend more in upkeep than on a small town’s budget.

I need a coffee…a really expensive one. To think about all that money.