Australian Money

[Turbanators]

Is it still un-rippable? I remember when I was in year 6 our teacher brang some in, it has this material and you can't tear it or anything, it's pretty good. :P

[Patt]

you can't tear it.
you can't burn it.
and with the economy over here, you can barley do anything it.
(well in atleast my town)

i'm pretty sure you can use some kinda special knife to cut it though.

[Robbie]

Ooh I wanna try! And £1 is $2.19 AUD.

[Captain]

someone send me sum money. :( i wanna go

[RedStratocas]

whaaaat? ive never heard that before. but then again, i dont really know anything about australia lol

[camera]

polymer notes??

[Patt]

Not fully sure. They're made to last for years.

Teachers use to make bets with kids, the teacher would "borrow" some kids money, and they made a deal if she could set it on fire and not damage it, she could have it.
it was all for jokes though.

[camera]

is it true tho that it wont be burnt?
singapore notes are polymer notes and i know it cant be ripped :P

[scottish]

try burning it zahib


note:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_dollar_note_(Australian)

look at end of security features bit. it's polymer : P

[Sammeth.]

They are waterproof, can't tear them and they are super bendy :8! And they can't be forged!

Video on how they are made: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=YTggA4jVPj0

[RyanDOT]

When my godmother gave me 100 AU dollars, i tried to tear it cos her husband told me to.
It was quite impossible, i didn't want to put all my strength, but i was surprised.

That video teaches me alot!
Thanks Sam!

[Turbanators]

It's cool how they can basically not be damaged and stuff :P

[LoveToStack]

Ye I watched it ages ago on How It's Made (or How They Do It). Pretty cool, idk why they don't make all money like that. :S

[camera]

yer i luv the polymer notes :D
but they only done it for $2 $5 and $10 notes

[Turbanators]

I tried proper hard to rip it them many years ago, it can't even tear or anything, they should make all money like that, because I always end up with used notes that have little tears or anything, it's only money but I like the presentation to look nice. :(

[camera]

ahha i remember back then some notes are like taped notes coz it tore. now the notes r so pretty :D:D:D

[LoveToStack]

Don't scissors work? Just curious.

[MrGazet]

nice,didnt no tht ;P

[Turbanators]

Don't scissors work? Just curious.

It has like this bendable plastic thing or whatever, it can't be teared or cut as far as I'm aware :P

[Andeeh]

my mate lives in australia and i remember him telling me this pretty cool tbh :)

[alotest]

Never heard about that before

[le harry]

lol what i rip notes by accident all the time :S

[e5]

You can rip it? pfft

Can't be paper then..

[Ostinato]

I never knew about this haha! They really should mae them all like this :P

[Turbanators]

lol what i rip notes by accident all the time :S

How so :P

[le harry]

How so :P
dunno never really remember how but I've done so many times in the past lol... i'll keep an eye out now...

[scottish]

harry dealing with fakes init.

[Herman]

but they only done it for $2 $5 and $10 notes
Hmm, I thought I saw my mother with a $50 polymer note. I guess I was wrong :P There's also the rare $20 polymer note to commemorate 40 years of currency agreement with Brunei.

Cool though, I didn't know polymer notes came from Australia. I never tried tearing one because I wouldn't dare to :P The Australian and Singapore dollar is not that different.

1 Singapore Dollar = 1.00680 Australian Dollar
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/SGD_20_Polymer_b.jpgp

[Arron]

Awesome! I never knew this.

[TheEclipse]

We also have the useful feature of each note denomination being a different colour!

[g]

and when i was in oz i left $20 in my pocket while my jeans were getting washed and the notes came out good.

[J0SH]

I've got such a good topic going then they ban me for an unacceptable name even though it's one of my old Habbo names, what an outrage :(

[g]

I've got such a good topic going then they ban me for an unacceptable name even though it's one of my old Habbo names, what an outrage :(

lol @ turbanator