The previous post on quantifying actions was written on a twenty-dollar bill, because I didn’t have any other paper on me. It’s fun to write your to-do notes and ideas on money. This very post was written on some money. Dollar bills are very handy when you don’t have paper on hand to write down …
Thoughts on money: a sketchbook made of currency Read More »
Every time someone says, “Did you know that Chipotle is owned by McDonalds,” this offender owes $1.00 to the person that they told. This will be a nation-wide trend on par of the slugbug/punchbug and “pinch poke owe me a coke!” Now it just needs a fun phrase and action. “Chipotle Noway–Buck you pay” Ok, …
This record has GOTTA be an easy one to break: The longest time a coin has been spun until coming to a complete rest is 19.37 seconds by Britain’s Scott Day. WANNA BREAK THIS RECORD? Here’s what you need to know if you want to have a spin at the record: 1. The coin should …
Per the request of Laura k to leave a political post, here’s one: Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky wants to replace Alexander Hamilton with Ronald Reagon on the $10 bill, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif) wants Reagan on the $20, and Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) prefers to replace John F. Kennedy on the 50-cent piece with …
U.S. Mint to unveil new nickel designs. It’s interesting they chose to release two different designs. Perhaps to go with the phrase “rubbing two nickels together.” What does that phrase mean?
hey, with this new $20 bill, all of the old bills will no longer be valid by this saturday. You can just send them to me and i’ll take care of disposing of them.
I would toss them all on the street and make a roadblock. Then I’d stand there and photograph people as they grab as many pennies as they can carry. That would be kinda interesting, because in all reality, you can’t really carry that many pennies. Once you get up to about $500 worth of pennies, …
What would you do with a billion pennies (without spending them?) Read More »
Ever lay a coin on the ground and see watch people’s reactions? Why not put a sticker on the back with a word to peak the finder’s curiosity. Or even better yet, use a combination of words so when the coins are picked up they can be read several different ways. Just as coins add …
Everyone loves the two-dollar bill. It’s always a pleasant surprise to recieve one as change. And the joy of using at the cash register is immeasureable. The U.S. government should issue a new one-dollar bill in 2001, a new two-dollar bill in 2002, a new three-dollar bill in 2003… and so on. Imagine using a …
I lost money this yesterday. At the train station, I thought I put $20 on my transit card. Walked through the turnstile and waited for the train. A lady came by and found $20 on the ground. She asked me if it was mine. I didn’t think it was (after all, i did get through …
If you glue two one-dollar bills together so you cannot take them apart without destroying them, what is it worth? One dollar or two dollars? Yes, it is two dollars glued together, but since you cannot take them apart, you have destroyed the function of each dollar bill. Is it a new creation? A two-dollar …
