Flabbergasted is probably the only word that just about sums up our reaction to the news that an Indian businessman in Dubai spent AED 33 million on a number plate with the number 5 on it. 

Yep, you read that right. AED 33 million. On a number plate. With the number 5 on it. And nope, the number plate has no special powers….but maybe businessman Balwinder Sahani knows something we don’t.

You can pay AED 33 million for a number plate…but you can’t stop others from making their own

This was Twitter’s reaction…

You might be a bit off with that pricing buddy

#Dubai #NumberPlate #D5… worth Aed 33 million. pic.twitter.com/gssnwIzg7u

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— Abrar | ابرار (@abrarraja) October 9, 2016

We’re as shocked as you are

Understatement of the century

Calling him crazy would b N understatement.$9M for a number plate.. Better spent buying lunch plates.
https://t.co/EnJaC7CBCw via @business

— Gourav (@Gourav_Pandit) October 10, 2016

The memes have been pretty hilarious too

The people of Reddit know Lovin Dubai love this sort of stuff…we’ll let you know if we need anything else Nick

And from the man himself…

“I love number plates, it’s my hobby to collect them”

Balwinder Sahani