Just in case you thought you knew everything...

[Feistyred16]

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?



Did you know....


A dime has 118 ridges around the edge?

or

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain?

 

[Feistyred16]

Did you know...



Almonds are a member of the peach family?


or

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10

 

[Feistyred16]

Did you know...



No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple
or

The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes)

 

[HoldenMcCrank]

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?



Did you know....


A dime has 118 ridges around the edge?



But do you know why it has ridges? By the way it is the same reason that quarters have ridges too.

Holden

 

[Feistyred16]

Re: Re: Just in case you thought you knew everything...

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?



Did you know....


A dime has 118 ridges around the edge?



But do you know why it has ridges? By the way it is the same reason that quarters have ridges too.

Holden

Tell me please!

 

[Willing and Unsure]

the tongue is the strongest single muscle in the body. all the rest are muscle groups, not single muscles.

 

[ShyGuy68]

Did you know:

Butterflies taste with their feet

The Giraffe can clean its ears with its tongue

Charles Chaplin once won third price in a Charles Chaplin look a like contest

 

[Weird Harold]

Re: Re: Re: Just in case you thought you knew everything...

Tell me please!

Actually I don't claim to know everything, but I did know most of these examples -- the cat vocalizations was a new bit of information.

Ridges on coins are an "anti-clipping" measure. When coins were made of precious metals it was common for them to be "clipped" -- the smooth edges were shaved so the weight of the coin wasn't noticably reduced, but it's valu wa lessened by a small fraction -- clipping a large enough numbers of coins could produce a significant "profit" in gold or silver dust.

 

[Uni Angel]

odd spots

would u believe that in my corner of the world, one of the best-selling brands of sanitary napkins/pads prints these facts on the waxed paper bit that you throw out... under the heading of "odd spots"... cos when i'm moody and period-y i have a craving for useless information lol

(actually i do like these odd facts... good idea for a thread... just not for printing on sanitary items)

 

[gemron]

to prevent people from shaving silver off the old "real" dimes.

 

[HoldenMcCrank]

Ok so you have the answer to why dimes and Quarters have ridges but do you know why Nickles don't?

Holden

 

[Feistyred16]

Did you know...


A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue...


or


that all 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill...

 

[Feistyred16]

Ok so you have the answer to why dimes and Quarters have ridges but do you know why Nickles don't?

Holden

Nope...why?

 

[Feistyred16]

Did you know...


that February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon...

or

that it's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open...

 

[crazybbwgirl]

"Bookkeeper" is the only word in the English language with 3 sets of double letters.

 

[xDonkeyxPunchx]

did you know.......

well actually i dont know...but i do know that.....well...hrmmm....i seem to be drawing a blank.....lol

 

[Weird Harold]

Ok so you have the answer to why dimes and Quarters have ridges but do you know why Nickles don't?

Just a guess, but clipping isn't a problem with coins made of alloys and/or materials that aren't valuable in the quantities clipping can produce.

There's probably some other answer, but i think Nickels and Pennies would quickly gain ridges if clipping were to become a problem.

 

[firefighter02]

Did you know?

That a porcupine's dick is twice the length of it's body?

 

[Kissophile]

Just a guess, but clipping isn't a problem with coins made of alloys and/or materials that aren't valuable in the quantities clipping can produce.

There's probably some other answer, but i think Nickels and Pennies would quickly gain ridges if clipping were to become a problem.

I can't be certain if it's the primary reason why not all coins have ridges, but the fact that they don't makes it easier for blind persons to identify coins by feel.

 

[HoldenMcCrank]

Just a guess, but clipping isn't a problem with coins made of alloys and/or materials that aren't valuable in the quantities clipping can produce.

There's probably some other answer, but i think Nickels and Pennies would quickly gain ridges if clipping were to become a problem.

You are correct. The nickle is made up of an alloy, copper, silver and (I believe ) manganeas. So clipping would not produce enough silver when melted down.

As for being able to id the coin by feel, Size (diameter) is the main factor. Also the nickle is thicker then the dime or penny.

Holden

 

[Weird Harold]

You are correct. The nickle is made up of an alloy, copper, silver and (I believe ) manganeas. So clipping would not produce enough silver when melted down.

As for being able to id the coin by feel, Size (diameter) is the main factor. Also the nickle is thicker then the dime or penny.

Holden

I'm not sure what the composition of a modern Nickel is, but the coin got that name because the original "Nickel" was a Nickel/Silver alloy.

Since all modern coins re pretty much proof against clipping, a primary reason for not changing the ridged/not ridged is identification by touch. A secondary concern for the higher value coins is anti-counterfeiting -- it's harder to counterfeit a ridged coin.

 

[UplandHntr]

Just when you think youre really really important.... try ordering another mans dog around

 

[Feistyred16]

Did you know...


that a dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours

or



that babies are born without kneecaps.
They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age

 

[princess4u]

did you know that the size of your eyeballs never changes -
they always remain the same size as when you were born

 

[thickspear]

month month poponth, banana bana bobunch, pee pie po ponth month...

that rhymes...