Gates told Redditors about the special room in an 'Ask Me Anything' session on the platform on Monday.
In the AMA he added:"It [the jet] does help me do my Foundation work but again it is a very privileged thing to have."in Medina, Washington, which he nicknamed"Xanadu 2.0."The 66,000-square-foot house is brimming with state-of-the-art technology, and has seven bedrooms and 18 3/4 bathrooms.In the AMA, Gates confessed that the enormous lakeside development also features a trampoline room.
"[The trampoline room] seems kind of over the top but my kids love using it to work off their excess energy," the billionaire said. As well as the high-ceiling trampoline room, the home is also equipped with an in-house theater, library, and a 60-foot pool with its own underwater music system. The house was built with 500-year-old Douglas fir trees, and 300 construction workers labored on the home — 100 of whom were electricians.Gates was also asked if being a billionaire has made him happier than if he were just a middle-class person."Yes," he wrote."I don't have to think about health costs or college costs. Being free from worry about financial things is a real blessing.
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