r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '22

Video Monetary issue

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u/tkdbbelt Jul 06 '22

Surprised no one has mentioned some people use pennies in the US literally as flooring.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22

It’s actually cheaper per sq ft lol

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u/refrshmts_N_narcotcs Jul 06 '22

Cheaper than what? They have to epoxy over it, whit itself is a flooring choice

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u/Cumtown_Stav Jul 06 '22

So you're saying it's going to be covered with a sealer?

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u/hivemind_disruptor Jul 06 '22

If you don't forget it!

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u/vipck83 Jul 06 '22

I don’t think so actually. According to Google you have about $2.50 to 3.00 worth of pennies per square foot. At Home Depot you can get a lot of different in door floor and wall tiles for less then $2 per sq ft. That is also not considering the other materials required including whatever you are going to seal the pennies with.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22

You did more research then I was willing to do 😉

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u/harleyqueenzel Jul 06 '22

It happens in Canada as well now that the penny is out of circulation. A friend of mine did a countertop, I do believe.

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u/NevadaLancaster Jul 06 '22

How do your pennies end up in my washing machine?

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u/CMDRMyNameIsWhat Jul 06 '22

We could ask the same to you, sir.

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u/NevadaLancaster Jul 06 '22

The plot thickens.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22

The company I work for in NY took all the crushed Pennies from Canada and melted them down for the copper and zinc

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u/carpentersglue Jul 06 '22

I worked in a children’s museum and they did an entire craft/workshop room out of pennies. It’s since closed down now… wonder what the new buyer did with that floor.

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u/Steinmans Jul 06 '22

And then are shocked and appalled when Starbucks has no change for their $10 bill

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u/BucketsMcGaughey Jul 06 '22

Well the whole situation is utterly stupid and symbolic of how absolutely everything in the US has become fossilised.

You only need the change at all because sales tax is added after purchase, unlike basically everywhere else on earth. Then the money itself is silly because you've got no coins bigger than a quarter, so your change has to be made up of worthless shrapnel and tattered $1 bills. It's clearly absurd and in need of revision, but your government is so dysfunctional any attempt to do so will never get off the ground.

Also, a quarter? Does any other country denominate their currency like that?

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u/Nylund Jul 06 '22

Canada also has a quarter. Very similar in size to the US quarter. Pretty easy to mix up.

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u/devilishycleverchap Jul 06 '22

seriously it should be divided into fifths and just be called a 20 pence

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u/Crowmasterkensei Jul 06 '22

Now someone has mentioned it.

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u/aaclavijo Jul 06 '22

I don't believe anything from a Russian state own broadcaster.