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October 11, 2016

People are using Britain’s new plastic money to play vinyl records

by Larra Morris

The new plastic polymer £5 notes are bonkers. They can’t be crumpled, are extremely hard (though not impossible) to burn, and some wonky stuff happens if you shine a laser through the queen’s face. By far the strangest revelation about this Money Of The Future? The £5 can be used as a rudimentary record player needle.
via Gizmodo

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