Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million.

Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like “Mobile Suit Gundam” from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million.

“$3 mln” is somehow a lot less explanatory than “$3m”

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I thought it was $3/min 🤷🏽‍♂️

$3 million / minute

I think it’s to draw a distinction from the similar “milliard”, which means “billion” in British English but has fallen out of fashion.

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but has fallen out of fashion

It’s a bit of a shame really, since it makes much more sense: How big is a billion?

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I only go with SI units: Gigabucks

Anyone in possession of a billion dollars is a Gigabuckaroo

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