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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Semi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanup

www.thedrive.com

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Semi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanup

www.thedrive.com

Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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That's approximately eight million dimes, and even despite the help of vacuums, some had to be picked up by hand.
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  • Tiger@sh.itjust.works
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    Not endorsing child labor, but this would have been a great job for a whole bunch of kids. Just let out a few classes early, pull up in the school buses and let 50 of them compete to see who picks up the most.

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    Are american dimes not magnetic? A magnetic floor sweeper should have worked great there.

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      Nope. Copper and nickel.

      “Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “

      https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/

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    CGP GREY IS SEETHING RIGHT NOW

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