5 Ridiculous Things Billionaires Have Bought

What would you buy if money was no boundary? How about a diamond-encrusted car, or even a pigeon worth hundreds of thousands of dollars?

Billionaires from around the world have already purchased such things, and I’m sure they still have more than enough cash left over to last them a lifetime.

For when you have too much money, take inspiration from these 10 most ridiculous items bought by some of the richest people in the world.

1- A Painting Worth a Fortune.

Spending a large amount on a painting isn’t anything new, especially in the world of billionaires. Painted with skillful hands and hard work, many people want their homes to be adorned by wonderful works of art.

You may have even spent a pretty penny on a piece of artwork that you loved, but would you ever buy one that was worth over $150 million, even if you were a billionaire?

That was the price of one of Picasso’s paintings known as Le Reve, which billionaire investor Steven Cohen purchased in 2013.

Le Reve is an oil painting created by Pablo Picasso in 1932, and it portrays a portrait of his 22-year-old mistress, Marie Therese Walter.

Cohen actually had to wait about six years after purchasing the painting, as it had to be restored after the original owner, Steven Wynn, put his elbow through it.

The restoration team clearly did a great job, as the painting also hopped up from $139 million in 2006 to $155 million in 2013.

But that happens to not be the only piece of expensive artwork that Cohen had purchased.

He also bought a sculpture of a preserved shark in a tank by the artist Damien Hirst, and it happens to be titled The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living.

While the art has been showing signs of deterioration, it values is still continually going up. It’s clear Cohen has an art collection to be envious of.

2- Clock in a Cave.

Collecting clocks and watches is a rather popular hobby, but the billionaire in this example takes it to another level.

And if you thought the anonymous bidder who bought this $24 million Patek Philippe Supercomplication pocket watch was being extravagant, then think again.

Imagine something even more complicated and complex than a super complication watch, and what you’ll arrive at is the project undertaken by Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, who is funding a clock housed within a cave.

There’s no set date for when the clock will be completed, but once it’s finished, it will be open to the public for everyone to view.

The project is inspired by The Clock of the Long Now, which was thought up by Danny Hillis in 1986.

The idea was to create a mechanical clock designed to keep time perfectly for 10,000 years, hence its name, the 10,000 Year Clock.

You can still view this prototype at the Science Museum in London, but two more recent prototypes exist at The Long Now Museum and Store at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.

Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions is funding a similar technical project costing upwards of $42 million, and his clock is being created 500 feet down into a Texan mountain that Bezos himself owns.