Some guy sent about 1,000 BTC and he included a 0.005 tx fee.
This is that transaction:
https://blockchain.info/tx/72bec59c7649d4527d8d7848ebc36840c89f5d36d18db9a91afd34d800826722This is what it means:
Output $ 376,352.59
Fees $ 1.79
That kind of transaction fee for that kind of money sent is indeed ridiculous! He just sent over $376,352 over the internet to what may eventually end up being over a thousand different people, without opening an account anywhere or asking anybodys permission. That transaction was completed and confirmed in about six minutes, and it cost about fifty cents in transaction fees at that time.
Ridiculous!
I think bitcoin is a pretty fair system. If you transferred that amount by bank you would probably end up paying a ton of transaction fees.
That guy could have included a zero transaction fee, and the transaction is probably still gunna confirm within 10 blocks.