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The most extravagant toys of millionaires


The 4.2-Meter Shark by Steve Cohen
Millionaire founder hedge fund Steve Cohen has an art collection that has been valued at two million dollars. In 2004, he paid between $ 8 and $ 12 million for a suspended shark, a play called 'The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Who Lives' by British artist Damien Hirst. Later, he asked the artist to sell him a replacement shark as the original, which was once alive, began to
deteriorate.

The Underwater Spy by Elon Musk
In 2013, Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk paid $ 866,000 in an auction for the Lotus Esprit subarque, which appeared in a 1977 James Bond movie. He said he wants to prove the submarine and make a real transformation.


Mikhail Prokhorov's virtual ski machine
Russian businessman Mikilil Prokhorov has a lot of cool toys (including a sports team he bought for $ 200 million). It also has some unique possessions, including a virtual ski machine. Prokhorov is famous for being reckless: once filming himself doing acrobatics on a jet ski and hired a producer to finalize the film and put sound effects.


The yacht of Paul Allen
The 126-meter yacht of Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen, 'Octopus', is one of the largest in the world and has two helicopters, a submarine and plenty of space for luxurious parties full of celebrities. He also has a smaller yacht, called 'Tatoosh'.

The Paul Allen Aircraft Collection
Allen also has a collection of vintage warplanes that, he says, are worth millions of dollars. He keeps his planes in a museum called Flying Heritage Collection, located in Everett, Washington, USA.Among the planes in its collection is a MiG-29 Fulcrum, which was created by the Mikoyan Design Department of the Soviet Union to challenge American pilots in the 1970s.

The Remembrances of 'Citizen Kane' by Steven Spielberg
Although he could probably settle for the memories of his own box office hits, Steven Spielberg would have paid about $ 60,000 for "Rosebud," Orson Welles's classic sled, "Citizen Kane," 1941, in an auction held in 1982.

The Diary of Leonardo Da Vinci by Bill Gates
Among the many rooms in Gates's house is a huge library full of books. Gates is a voracious reader and has stated that he hired a rare book distributor to complete his library. Among its treasures is Leonardo da Vinci's 'Codex Leicester', a 15th-century manuscript that Gates bought at an auction for $ 30.8 million in 1994.Of the 30 scientific da Vinci dailies that have stood the test of time, the 'Codex Leicester' is the most famous.

The Richard Branson Sub
Virgin Millionaire Richard Branson has a 30-hectare Caribbean rest area called Necker Island, whose luxury spring can accommodate up to thirty people. Here, guests who 'get tired of resting', whether at the pool or on the beach, can spend time on the Branson yacht called 'Necker Belle' or explore the sea on their submarine, the Necker Nymph.

The Hawaiian Island of Larry Ellison
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is probably the king of extravagant toys, with a huge list of goods and a collection of fast cars and military aircraft in his name. In 2012, it has paid more than $ 300 million for 98% of its island on Lanai to become a sustainable living model.

The yacht of Larry Ellison
Ellison also has an 87.7-meter yacht named 'Musashi', whose name comes from a well-known 16th-century Japanese warrior. The boat pampering includes two master suites and a basketball hoop.

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