What you could buy instead of a $170,000-a-second Super Bowl commercial

 By 
Jason Abbruzzese
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Time. It's a precious commodity that is at its most valuable -- with loved ones? Exploring the world? Working on a passion project?

No, none of that. Time is at its most valuable in 30-second increments during the Super Bowl.

How valuable? Try $170,00 per second.

[seealso slug=http://sale-online.click/2016/01/31/super-bowl-ad-preview/%5D%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESuper Bowl 50 has drawn a new record for ad rates, with each 30-second spot going for $5 million. That's a lot of cash just to get your attention in between bites of seven-layer dip.

But what else could you really do with that money? The folks at GoCompare.com have a few ideas.

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