Lil Uzi Vert is buying a planet — here’s how long it takes to get there
Spoiler: A long fucking time
How long would it take Lil Uzi Vert to travel to his planet, WASP-127 b?
According tothose NASA nerds, WASP-127 b is520 light-yearsfrom Earth.When converted usingthis helpful tool, it shows Lil Uzi Vert’s planet being3.0568852 x 10¹⁵ milesaway from Earth.
The next question is how long would that take to get to?
If we’re incredibly optimistic (and imagine technology is going to rapidly advance),the current theoretical speed limitof a space craft is about10% of the speed of light, or62,000,000mph.
Dividing Earth’s distance from WASP-127 b by this means it’d take the futuristic craft49,304,600 hoursto get to Lil Uzi Vert’s planet.
This would work out to be293,480 weeks. Or5,625 years.
Let’s imagine for a moment that Lil Uzi can survive that long (I put great faith in the longevity-gifting powers of skull diamonds). How will he fund this five-and-a-half thousand year journey?
One potential route is by streaming his own music along the journey.
Currently, Lil Uzi Vert has released two proper studio albums:Luv Is Rage 2andEternal Atake. Combined, the standard editions of both run to118 minutes and 26 secondsacross34 tracks.
On average then, each track is209 secondslong. This would give him the opportunity to listen to849,265,837 of his songsduring his5,625 year journey.
Accordingto this site, the average Spotify pay out per stream is$0.004. This means Lil Uzi Vert would earn roughly$3,397,063during his trip to his beloved WASP-127 b.
So, what have we learned? Mainly that streaming services are totally fucking over artists. And side from that? WASP-127 b is a long-ass way away.
You aremost welcomefor this analysis.
Story byCallum Booth
Callum Booth is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of TNW, where his reporting(show all)Callum Booth is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of TNW, where his reporting was cited widely, including in VICE, the FT, and the BBC.
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