Bits of random facts

Seriously! very hi-tech, apparently. It has things such as holograms that make it near-impossible to copy.

Anime Dad wrote:Seriously! very hi-tech, apparently. It has things such as holograms that make it near-impossible to copy.

We have holograms too, but the money isn't plastic. Is this to avoid the destruction of bills?

No idea :)

Quote from the Australian govornment site:

Australia was the first country in the world to have a complete system of bank notes based on plastic (polymer). These notes provide much greater security against counterfeiting. They also last four times as long as conventional paper (fibrous) notes.

The innovative technology by which the notes are produced, developed entirely in Australia, offers artists brilliant scope for the creation of images that reflect the histories and natural environments of their countries. At the same time the polymer notes are cleaner than paper notes and easily recyclable. Australiafs currency consists of coins of five, 10, 20 and 50 cent and one and two dollar denomination; and notes of five, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollar denomination.

Well, yes, I guess so.

Anime Dad wrote:No idea :)

Quote from the Australian govornment site:

Australia was the first country in the world to have a complete system of bank notes based on plastic (polymer). These notes provide much greater security against counterfeiting. They also last four times as long as conventional paper (fibrous) notes.

The innovative technology by which the notes are produced, developed entirely in Australia, offers artists brilliant scope for the creation of images that reflect the histories and natural environments of their countries. At the same time the polymer notes are cleaner than paper notes and easily recyclable. Australiafs currency consists of coins of five, 10, 20 and 50 cent and one and two dollar denomination; and notes of five, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollar denomination.

Well, yes, I guess so.

One of our security measures are tiny green dots that can actually peel off. If you have a counterfeit bill that it's impossible to duplicate them. They'd just get printed onto the paper and therefore be impossible to peel off.

Wynter wrote:

One of our security measures are tiny green dots that can actually peel off. If you have a counterfeit bill that it's impossible to duplicate them. They'd just get printed onto the paper and therefore be impossible to peel off.

if I ever get canadian dollars w/ those dots, i'd just sit there peeling them off, til they're all gone...

BWHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAAAA :twisted:

krim wrote:

if I ever get canadian dollars w/ those dots, i'd just sit there peeling them off, til they're all gone...

BWHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAAAA :twisted:

Let me know when you need amusement and I'll send you some. :P

Wynter wrote:

Let me know when you need amusement and I'll send you some. :P

can you use CDNs that dont have anymore dots? if you can, there's no point in my game. :puppydog:

krim wrote:

can you use CDNs that dont have anymore dots? if you can, there's no point in my game. :puppydog:

You can. Sorry, man. I'm sure a new hobby will be flung your way in time.

Wynter wrote:

You can. Sorry, man. I'm sure a new hobby will be flung your way in time.

curses, foiled again. :shamefulcry:

krim wrote:

curses, foiled again. :shamefulcry:

O! If you poke the gold part of the toonie out than it's voided as money. And of course, you might need a "tool" or two to get that job done... so mebbe that''s more your style.

target practice maybe..

krim wrote:target practice maybe..

You must have a really good shot. :sweat:

On Topic: If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.

Wynter wrote:

You must have a really good shot. :sweat:

On Topic: If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.

i could probably shoot a penny at 100 yards... 200 w/ proper ammo.

krim wrote:

i could probably shoot a penny at 100 yards... 200 w/ proper ammo.

i can shoot a spitball accurately to a distance of about 3 feet.


your gun toting ass needs a barrett .50 caliber sniper rifle, yo.

ganmo wrote:
Seriously, if you think about it...it made sense. The pads were cheap, absorbant and disposable. And it worked very well as a padded cushion, just about the right size to fit under a strap. The Japanese were so resourceful when it came to necessities.

@Enna...I saw the movie about the Tuskegee airmen, I don't know how much was pure Hollywood and how much was true but they went through so much hell, and achieved so much. It must be such an honour to know that one of those great men are related to you. :victory:

Speaking of odd uses for those same pads I saw them used as hair wraps when I lived in the dormitory at college. The young ladies if they had really short hair would take the pad and put it in a cut off piece of clean pantyhose. Then they took the hose and tied it with the pad around the back of the hairstyle near the nape of the neck to keep the hair flat and smooth. Good thing this was before co-ed dorms! :hehe: In fact if a man stepped off the elevator onto our dormitory floor he had to yell "Man on the floor." Of course they always looked around and waited before they yelled that. :naughty: :hehe:

@ganmo...My Uncle Frank was truly one of a kind. He never spoke at all about his Tuskegee Airmen days. Thank you for your kind words ganmo. :hug:

Enna wrote:

Speaking of odd uses for those same pads I saw them used as hair wraps when I lived in the dormitory at college. The young ladies if they had really short hair would take the pad and put it in a cut off piece of clean pantyhose. Then they took the hose and tied it with the pad around the back of the hairstyle near the nape of the neck to keep the hair flat and smooth. Good thing this was before co-ed dorms! :hehe: In fact if a man stepped off the elevator onto our dormitory floor he had to yell "Man on the floor." Of course they always looked around and waited before they yelled that. :naughty: :hehe:

Wait, so the girls would use this invention to flatten out the back of their hair? What did the end result (hairstyle) look like after?

Wynter wrote:
Wait, so the girls would use this invention to flatten out the back of their hair? What did the end result (hairstyle) look like after?

I think they would draw some the extra moisture in the air, you know on very humid days... :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:

i can shoot a spitball accurately to a distance of about 3 feet.


your gun toting ass needs a barrett .50 caliber sniper rifle, yo.

the 50 BMG is considered a destructive device as of April 2006, and is illegal to purchase in the Democratic Peoples Republic of Kalifornia. Unless you owned and registered one prior to the ban taking effect, it's a felony to possess one. Most outdoor ranges wont even let your use a 50BMG round... not to mention, they're running $5 a shot. Besides very very few 1000 yard rifle ranges in the LA So Cal area.. i'd have to goto San Diego, or up further north.

i was eyeing a Accuracy International 50AW, too bad i didn't have $14,000.

dochira wrote:
I think they would draw some the extra moisture in the air, you know on very humid days... :hehe:

Wouldn't that produce a 'fro? :hehe:

Wynter wrote:
Wouldn't that produce a 'fro? :hehe:

I'm not an expert in the field. ;)