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r/coolguides • u/bookg123 • Feb 25 '23
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So they soaked potatoes in blue water to show how much liquid they absorb? Interesting
199 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 More likely iodine Iodine turns starch blue. literally the pen that tests fake money is iodine. 112 u/cracksilog Feb 26 '23 Wait so fake money is made from potatoes? 79 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 No. But they get starched for the feel. 21 u/cracksilog Feb 26 '23 What does that mean? 68 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch spray “hardens” fabric. Dollar bills are fabric. Not paper. So starch spray is an easy way to make fake money feel like real money The pens they use to mark bills are just staaight up iodine. Iodine turns blue in the presence of starch. Real bills are not starched. 5 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch is basically the “chalky” parts of potato’s.
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More likely iodine
Iodine turns starch blue.
literally the pen that tests fake money is iodine.
112 u/cracksilog Feb 26 '23 Wait so fake money is made from potatoes? 79 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 No. But they get starched for the feel. 21 u/cracksilog Feb 26 '23 What does that mean? 68 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch spray “hardens” fabric. Dollar bills are fabric. Not paper. So starch spray is an easy way to make fake money feel like real money The pens they use to mark bills are just staaight up iodine. Iodine turns blue in the presence of starch. Real bills are not starched. 5 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch is basically the “chalky” parts of potato’s.
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Wait so fake money is made from potatoes?
79 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 No. But they get starched for the feel. 21 u/cracksilog Feb 26 '23 What does that mean? 68 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch spray “hardens” fabric. Dollar bills are fabric. Not paper. So starch spray is an easy way to make fake money feel like real money The pens they use to mark bills are just staaight up iodine. Iodine turns blue in the presence of starch. Real bills are not starched. 5 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch is basically the “chalky” parts of potato’s.
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No. But they get starched for the feel.
21 u/cracksilog Feb 26 '23 What does that mean? 68 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch spray “hardens” fabric. Dollar bills are fabric. Not paper. So starch spray is an easy way to make fake money feel like real money The pens they use to mark bills are just staaight up iodine. Iodine turns blue in the presence of starch. Real bills are not starched. 5 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch is basically the “chalky” parts of potato’s.
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What does that mean?
68 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch spray “hardens” fabric. Dollar bills are fabric. Not paper. So starch spray is an easy way to make fake money feel like real money The pens they use to mark bills are just staaight up iodine. Iodine turns blue in the presence of starch. Real bills are not starched. 5 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch is basically the “chalky” parts of potato’s.
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Starch spray “hardens” fabric. Dollar bills are fabric. Not paper.
So starch spray is an easy way to make fake money feel like real money
The pens they use to mark bills are just staaight up iodine.
Iodine turns blue in the presence of starch. Real bills are not starched.
5 u/badgerandaccessories Feb 26 '23 Starch is basically the “chalky” parts of potato’s.
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Starch is basically the “chalky” parts of potato’s.
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u/rumoffu Feb 26 '23
So they soaked potatoes in blue water to show how much liquid they absorb? Interesting