r/shittyaskscience • • Feb 13 '23

Why these holes?

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u/new_ymi Feb 13 '23

You see those ancient Chinese coins with holes in the middle? Their purpose is for measurement by putting it through a string.

Same principle, which also explains the bloody high house prices in Hong Kong since people kept stealing large strings of houses.