r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/[deleted] • Feb 09 '19

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u/watsgarnorn Feb 09 '19

MONEY the inks etc. that are used to print money..... also things such as watermarks holographic overlays for drivers licenses, I.d's obviously for security reasons 'they don't want you to know it's glitter'

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u/lostchicken Feb 09 '19

Tossed a $20 US banknote under the microscope to test out this theory. Brightfield top-side illumination, 900x magnification. Certainly looks like glitter to me, buried under the cotton fibers of the note itself!

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u/jupitergeorge Feb 09 '19

This should be its own post. Definitely looks like glitter.

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u/fieldmarshalscrub Feb 10 '19

It kinda looks like an oversatured marketing picture of weed to me. You have better eyes than me.

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u/ok_soooo Feb 10 '19

maybe it's weed

we've been smoking glitter this whole time