# How long till I can buy a simulated universe in a box?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 12, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-i-can-buy-a-simulated-universe-in-a-box/103318 "2002-04-12T21:00:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![mok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mok)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-till-i-can-buy-a-simulated-universe-in-a-box/103318/41 "2002-04-15T15:08:04Z")

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Back to the OP:

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> How long till I can buy a simulated universe in a box?

Depends on how _exact_ you require your simulation to be. If you’re willing to accept some fuzziness in the results, you can buy one right now. Heck, you don’t have to buy it, just choose any old empty box and claim it as a very low resolution simulated universe.

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