@TheOneWithTheHair to Lemmy ShitpostEnglish • 10 months agoinches plus coins equals metric systemimagemessage-square118arrow-up1798arrow-down124
arrow-up1774arrow-down1imageinches plus coins equals metric system@TheOneWithTheHair to Lemmy ShitpostEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square118
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink27•10 months agoPhysics is also important. Coins are usually made of softer metal so a wrench can crush it if a bolt is too tight.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•10 months agoI don’t know… I’ve tried to drill holes in quarters when I couldn’t find a washer. Canadian quarters are as hard as woodpecker lips.
minus-squarecredit crazylink5•10 months ago“Woodpecker lips” that is probably the most cursed way to refer to a beak that I’ve ever seen
minus-square@DarthBuellerlink2•edit-210 months agoSince 2000, they’ve used all-American steel vs. our quarters, which are copper at the core. PS: I don’t really know if the Canadian quarter’s steel is all-American, I just like the ambiguity of the statement.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•10 months agoThis link says “94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating” which is equivalent to 2 Standard Woodpecker Lips
Physics is also important. Coins are usually made of softer metal so a wrench can crush it if a bolt is too tight.
I don’t know… I’ve tried to drill holes in quarters when I couldn’t find a washer. Canadian quarters are as hard as woodpecker lips.
“Woodpecker lips” that is probably the most cursed way to refer to a beak that I’ve ever seen
You won’t like this then.
Since 2000, they’ve used all-American steel vs. our quarters, which are copper at the core. PS: I don’t really know if the Canadian quarter’s steel is all-American, I just like the ambiguity of the statement.
This link says “94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating” which is equivalent to 2 Standard Woodpecker Lips
Thank you. That’s what I was thinking.