Liang went further, calculating how to build a proper million-dollar cube. The awkward dimensions of U.S. currency (6.14 inches wide by 2.61 inches tall) make a perfect cube impossible, but he ...

He wants to have lunch– I said, “You know, one million dollars is not a lot. You’re worth 5 or 6 billion dollars. You’re much richer than that.” I said, “You’re poor compared to some.” ...