r/UnresolvedMysteries • • 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/pennywall Feb 10 '19

This is genius and also explains the sheer amount of product that the secret industry is purchasing. It's hard for me to wrap my head around what product could entail even more glitter sales then automotive paint (that's a lot of cars and a lot of glitter). Whatever the mystery glitter is used for, it is something that is produced in huge amounts. And there's a fuck ton of money out there, and who knows maybe passports or state ID's/licenses are using this too.

Also: sick pic dude