5 Euro note survives

Neil3030

Early indications are good, 5 euro note survives washing machine test. not a mark on it. (if a little crinkley)

BlackMagic

i so pleased i know that

just incase it happens to me :rolleyes:

The Sweeper

Had an article on this very topic on the front of last weeks european Wall Street Journal. (Think Tuesday/Wednesday? Can't post link to article, page only available to subscribers.)

They compared the euro, Yen, Dollar, Pound, Lira and some of the EU old currencies in what they described as a highly unscientific test involving a gauntlet of such trials as cheap bordeaux, the washing machine, crumpling and uncrumpling in a sweaty hand, dry cleaning etc. etc.

The euro fared the worst of all notes, with, oddly enough, the holographic silver strip that is supposed to be an anti-forgery device nearly disappearing on some euro notes!

There you go, mine of useless information on a Sunday or what...

Lenny

The €20 note survives the wash too.

Robbo

A full Irish driving license also survives the wash test. It *is* a bit crinkly and fake looking now, though.

Lenny

Mines survived a good few too,
it looks really fake, and is falling appartin 3 ways, were the bends are..

seamus

Originally posted by Robbo
A full Irish driving license also survives the wash test. It *is* a bit crinkly and fake looking now, though.

Passports don't fare so well unfortunately. It's multiple unlaminated pages stick together, and the lamination becomes very unstuck, and untimately the passport becomes usable. Never had a bouncer refuse one though, despite the fact that we had most of the lamination peeled off around the edges

Victor

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
with, oddly enough, the holographic silver strip that is supposed to be an anti-forgery device nearly disappearing on some euro notes!

What do you expect to happen? The metal / plastic (whatever it is made of) has different characteristics to the paper and would come off the paper (actually cotton I understand) when in the washing machine, much like dried on food on your jeans.

At least they have the anti-forgery device in the first place.

And maybe the Wall Street Journal (much like the financial industy that are it's main customers) isn't overly enthused with the Euro reducing the mmount of information they can sell to (extort money from?) the punters.

The Sweeper

Originally posted by Victor


What do you expect to happen? The metal / plastic (whatever it is made of) has different characteristics to the paper and would come off the paper (actually cotton I understand) when in the washing machine, much like dried on food on your jeans.

At least they have the anti-forgery device in the first place.

And maybe the Wall Street Journal (much like the financial industy that are it's main customers) isn't overly enthused with the Euro reducing the mmount of information they can sell to (extort money from?) the punters.

Eh... hello?
Have I unearthed some sort of deeply hidden bad childhood memory?
Are you having your period?
Are you the person who designed the euro note?
Have you had some sort of bad personal experience with the Wall Street Journal?

Would you like to extract yourself from the section of my throat you just jumped down?

Victor

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Eh... hello?

Hi

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Have I unearthed some sort of deeply hidden bad childhood memory?

Probably. The one where I was kidnapped.

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Are you having your period?

No. Not due until next week.

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Are you the person who designed the euro note?

No. And?

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Have you had some sort of bad personal experience with the Wall Street Journal?

No. Just sick of the Euro-bashing for the sake of a few fat-cats in the financial services industry.

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Would you like to extract yourself from the section of my throat you just jumped down?

Damn, I was just starting to enjoy the taste of the chocolate you had earlier.

Soz, I'm just a spammy git.

Lenny

haha
mega quote

Is it true or false the claim that the euro notes are made of cotton paper?

just wondering

The Sweeper

Originally posted by Victor

Damn, I was just starting to enjoy the taste of the chocolate you had earlier.

Okay, that's taking the 'cadbury's cream egg how do you eat yours' thing too far...

Soz, I'm just a spammy git.

A spammy git who obviously loves his new currency.

Time for a name change - I hereby christen you:


Victorus, Champion of Lesser Currencies printed on Cotton Paper (allegedly)!!!

Victor

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Time for a name change - I hereby christen you:
Victorus, Champion of Lesser Currencies printed on Cotton Paper (allegedly)!!!

Well, I quite fancy the title "Chicken Liberation Front" myself.

strat

yes there are cotton fibres in the paper

azezil

Saruman

Anyone want to Guinea Pig a €50??

Kraken

I think not.

Baz_

its made of 100% pure cotton paper

Glitz

back to the drivers liscences......VERY BAD EXPERENCE!!! need i say n e more!:eek:

Neil3030

care to share?

Lenny

yes, mine was taken off me for it being blatenly fake.

Glitz

the drivers licence was and still is in a VERY BAD state, the plastic is just about off n theres no writing and the picture looks warped!

Mills

I kept losing my provisional license when I had it, so as soon as I got the full one I put it into the car and I'll probably not take it out again, unless I sell the car I suppose .

Neil3030

Originally posted by OJ
yes, mine was taken off me for it being blatenly fake.

LMAO

that makes two of us!

Lenny

/me points at Lucifer.POD

That's 3 of us now

Lucifer

:D:D also bomberman, thewolf and partyman28!!!

Lenny

haha,