as an experiment i decided to move some $ETH with the lowest fee available. curious to see how long it takes to confirm the transaction....

15 minutes and counting...

25 mins

35 mins

max tx fee: 0.00021 Ether ($0.05)

maybe it's worth spending an additional dime

40 mins

1 hour 5 mins

easy to say the lesson here is to not select the cheapest tx fees if you want network confirmation

90 minutes.

starting to regret sending the little bit of ETH i need to move other bags....

2 hours!

this is more of a curiosity than anything at this point

2.5 hours

my buddy just sent me some ETH and paid $0.12 more fee and it landed almost immediately.

this has been a worthwhile experiment

3 hours, 15 mins!

nobody wants $0.05 to confirm this transaction lol

4 hours, 15mins

block pending

5 hours - is there any way i can throw a few extra GWEI to get this thing moving?

5 hours 40 minutes

why would i do this.

6 hours and 15 minutes... do i stay up watching this. do i go to bed. what decisions have i made with my life to be tracking a $30 ETH transaction for so long.

7 hours 40 minutes

transaction is still pending

maybe it will never be validated

it is what it is.

easy come easy go

wake up to find out, this transaction is still pending

14 hours 45 minutes

17 hours

19 hours 15 minutes

who cares anymore

22 hours 45 mins

i've cycled through the stages of grief more times than i care to admit. pretty sure this is still depression

alright! ladies and gentlemen, the milestone you were waiting for!

1 day
1 hour
25 minutes

in the words of the immortal DAVID BYRNE,

STILLL WAITING!

1 day, 3 hours

is this a cruel joke?

the only positive thing to come from this experiment is when it finally lands in my wallet, this $30 will be worth $300

incase anyone thinks this is a larp

don't get cheap on your txn fees, folks.

also, blocking out my addresses? #Zcash unironically fixes this

still going on... still pending transaction

1 day
6 hours

1 day
15 hours
15 minutes

i was going to use this song for a $MKR tweet, but i feel like it's more appropriate here

1 day; 17 hours

the waiting is the hardest part

well, @gernoox it happened. crossed over 2 days 1 hour and 30 minutes.

.139 ETH locked up for 2 days and 7 hours

considering trying to stay awake to watch in real time. with no sports, this is the next best thing

people out here spending $2.5M for their fees, and i'm trying to get away with less than a nickel

2 days, 7 hours 15 mins https://twitter.com/ZenGo/status/1270743451416645635?s=20

2 days 15 hours

reconsidering my stance on using shells for money

2 days
20 hours
35 minutes

i don't consider this transaction pending. i consider it in a "blockchain autonomous zone"

just turned over 3 days 30 minutes

that's it.

that's the tweet

3 day!

5 hours!

30 minutes!

who gives a fuck

at this point i'm sick of tracking this...

3 days, 6 hours

three days, twenty hours, forty minutes

.139 ETH

zzzzzz

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so, eventually i'm going to have to figure out how to do something with this

i haven't slept in 06 days 06 hr 24 min 13 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

missed the meme time of 6 days 6 hr 6 mins. sorry breather

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07 days 01 hr 24 min 15 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

crossed over 7 days.

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07 days 14 hr 41 min 08 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM

i haven't forgotten about this.

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09 days 15 hr 05 min 46 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM

well folks, we've reached 10 days since i foolishly decided to send some ETH with the lowest possible gas fees

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10 days 00 hr 01 min 34 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM

ok, so seriously, is there a way to push this through? i'm tired of tracking it, and just want my little bit of ETH to land

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if i sent this via #zcash it would have timed out 16 days, 2 hours and 26 minutes ago.

(thanks for the info Zooko) :)

currently sitting at

16 days 03 hr 26 min 54 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

16 days 17 hr 04 min 21 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

$OMG fixes this

everyone point and laugh

17 days 14 hr 42 min 40 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

18 days 08 hr 41 min 28 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

Estimated Confirmation Duration:
~ 21 hrs : 3 mins : 38 secs |

LMFAO

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19 days 21 hr 31 min 16 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

watching paint dry

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20 days 19 hr 53 min 26 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

punch me in the face so i can feel something

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21 days 06 hr 44 min 59 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

oh you dont want a nickel to process this fucking transaction? an american nickel?! are you too good for fucking $0.05?!?!?!

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23 days 16 hr 21 min 16 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

what happens first? this tx gets processed or ghislaine maxwell suicides while under suicide watch?

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24 days 14 hr 43 min 11 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

happy independence day. free yourself from your money

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27 days 05 hr 47 min 55 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

i can't believe this is 27 days old. literal wtf

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28 days 17 hr 25 min 02 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

don't get cheap on your tx fees folks. this is ridiculous

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29 days 01 hr 21 min 14 secs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

huh, new line on the etherscan
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now showing pending in my wallet (3 days old)

what does that mean?

i like how there's a new metric to antagonize me. 29 days not enough? about a 3 day 13 hour check in on this tx?

cooooooool.

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03 days 13 hr 15 min 58 secs ago (Jul-05-2020 04:30:37 PM)
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29 days 18 hrs ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

oh shit - 31 days. neat.

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04 days 09 hr 41 min 30 secs ago (Jul-05-2020 04:30:37 PM)
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31 days 1 hr ago (Jun-09-2020 12:46:58 AM)

weird, the block still shows as pending, but seems like the counter reset

anyone know why that may happen?

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00 days 04 hr 47 min 56 secs ago (Jul-12-2020 01:27:10 AM)
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6 days 13 hrs ago (Jul-05-2020 04:30:37 PM)

DONT ASK