2010.12.10 from NTD Television Taiwanese "Jigsaw Expert" Saves Man's Shredded Cash [Watch news VIDEO of this story at the link.] So do they still sell those bags of shredded Federal Reserve Notes to tourist at the B.E.P. gift shop? Maybe she can help me put together some extra funds...
I know shredded FRNs are not going to be good seeing as how they've already been removed from circulation and should they begin reappearing, well, that's a problem... but in a dream scenario... let the shopping spree begin!
not to mention they are shredded into a giant hopper and mixed before bagging to make sure that all the pieces of each bill don't end up in the same bag.
I recall hearing that when the Iranians overran the US Embassy in Iran, teams rug weavers(?) (again females) went about piecing together sensitive documents the Embassy workers hastily attempted to destroy before loosing control of the facility and becoming hostages. There is a mention of this and other interesting history on the Wikipedia page about Paper Shredders PBS' Frontline did a story, "The Hostage Crisis, 30 years On":
