To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the beloved family movie E.T., just how much it would actually cost for the adorable extra-terrestrial to place a ten-minute phone call from California to his home planet Brodo Asogi, 3 million light years away?
At $0.004 per mile over 17 quintillion miles, the phone bill for E.T.’s iconic call would reach the staggering number of 76 quadrillion dollars – enough to cover everyone on Earth’s telephone bill for over 25,000 years!
For reference, one quadrillion is equal to one million times one billion. That means Steven Spielberg would need to multiply his net worth ($4 billion) by nearly 20 million if he wanted to catch up with his alien buddy for the film’s anniversary.
If the number seems unbelievably high, keep in mind that 3 million light years, or 17 quintillion miles, is roughly the same distance as traveling around the Earth 706 trillion times. To help people understand the vast distance between Earth and Brodo Asogi, TollFree also created this interactive space-travel graphic.
Did You Know?
· Members of E.T.’s species make an appearance in the Star Wars universe? Three of the Asogian species appear as dignitaries in the galactic senate scene of The Phantom Menace, an Easter egg from Spielberg’s pal George Lucas.
· Steven Spielberg shot most of the film from the eye-level of a child to further connect the audience with Elliot’s point-of-view and E.T.
· According to the novelization of the film, E.T. is over ten million years old.
“This project is obviously a bit of fun, but it does highlight something financially important that expanding businesses have to contend with,” Jason O’Brien, COO of TollFreeForwarding.com, explains.
“When growing into new markets, long distance numbers and phone calls can be a nuisance for both businesses and consumers. Services like toll free numbers offer businesses the opportunity to be easily accessible and great value for both themselves and their customers.”
