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how to drain the world's economy in less than one year
# inspired by https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262316/doordash-pizza-profits-venture-capital-the-margins-ranjan-roy
import math
starting_cash = 16
cost_to_order = 16
doordash_pays = 24
cost_of_pizza = 4
cash = starting_cash
iteration = 1
total_pizzas = 0
while True:
# how many pizzas can we afford to order?
no_pizzas = int(math.floor(cash / cost_to_order))
# outflow, order & make the pizza
cash -= (cost_to_order + cost_of_pizza) * no_pizzas
# inflow, doordash sends us $24 !
cash += doordash_pays * no_pizzas
total_pizzas += no_pizzas
print('at iteration', iteration, 'you will have ordered',
total_pizzas, 'pizzas, with', cash, 'cash on hand')
iteration += 1
if cash > 86_000_000_000_000:
print("You have drained the world's economy")
break
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