All in one sitting. You get one condiment of choice, and a large glass of water. Bills can be torn up before consumption but nothing is stopping you from housing full Benjamins and digging for gold in the bathroom later. I think I could probably eat at least 10, and I would pick BBQ sauce.

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      I mean why not? A typical bank note weighs about 1g and probably has a similar density to most starchy food. With enough condiment and water, eating half a kilo of the stuff isn’t something I’d enjoy on a daily basis but totally worth it if I get paid the equivalent of half a year’s salary.

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        I honestly thought you meant a few bills, each worth a hundred, and I was trying to make a joke.

        Starchy food is mostly water - around 75% for potatoes. So 500g of zero-moisture would require 1.5L of water to break even not with 500g of potatoes, but with 2kg potatoes, or 80-85% of a 5-pound sack of potatoes for our US readers.

        Bottom line, 500g equivalency to starchy food would be to eat 2kg of potatoes with no additional water. Ambitious!

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          That’s for raw potatos and you assume fully water-free bank notes. While I couldn’t find how much water a cotton-fiber blend would draw from the surrounding air, I found the water content of potato chips to be around 3%. Eating the equivalent of 4-5 regular sized bags of chips with barbeque sauce sounds absolutely doable. Not pleasant, not healthy but definitely something I’d attempt for 50000 bucks.