I just thought I’d share this small (literally & figuratively) bill...pun intended. I’ve had it since the early 80’s and know of only 2 others like it. From what I was told on how the dollar bill was shrunk - it was dipped in chemicals (not sure what chemicals though - I was just a kid with very little interest in science, but always loved money). Whatever was used to shrink it must be the same stuff they use in my jeans because they seem to have the same result when I wash them...
I recall @Fred Weinberg posting something about selling these years ago. I'm not sure if he posted the what the chemical was
Very interesting. Not an experiment I'm going to try to duplicate, though -- anhydrous ammonia is one of those chemicals that gets you the DEA's undivided attention. And I'm not inclined to do high-pressure work anyhow, because it can so easily lead to loud noises, which I hate. Except, presumably, when I'm already dead.
Great video - thanks for that - I know that the dollar I have feels very thick (dense) so maybe it’s the chemical that was used. I do appreciate this bit of knowledge.
lol. Tell that to my high school chemistry teacher who showed up to work everyday drunk. Only 2 explosions that year.
Welcome to CT @4LuvOr$$. That's a cool note for some fun conversations. Our shrinking dollar. LOL A keeper for sure.
Coins can also be shrunken using the spark erosion method. There was a guy selling these on eBay about 15 years ago.
Not spark erosion, if it's the same method I'm thinking of. You send a giant pulse of current through a coil surrounding the coin, and it induces enough current and magnetic force on the coin to squeeze it into a smaller and thicker shape. As a side effect, the coil "energetically disassembles" itself -- think about the force required to squeeze a coin into a lump in a tiny fraction of a second, and think of an equal and opposite force being exerted outward on a wire coil. The coil doesn't stand a chance. http://www.capturedlightning.com/frames/shrinkergallery.html
