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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 6 days ago

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

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

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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 6 days 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.
  • Jay@lemmy.ca
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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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        Ah well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.

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        Is nickel not magnetic? I guess the outer cladding must be pretty thin.

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          No US coins are attracted to magnets.

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            Except for the steel penny they made for one year.

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            Probably to prevent rust?

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              Also iron/steel are difficult to mold.

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