Archive for the ‘Fun Money Facts’ Category

Funny money celebrity mash-ups

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

I spend way too much time on Digg for the amount of useful material it brings me, but this one was pretty funny:Money Celebrity PicturesThese are way better than turning George Washington into a mushroom.  I mean, where else can you find Mr. Bean mashed up with currency from the ...

Presidential $1 coins for this year

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Another year, another four Presidential $1 coins from the US Mint.  I actually saw the first pictures of the new coins over at Consumerism Commentary.  Flexo uses the coins about as much as I do; the first couple of them I was showing everyone like I'd minted them myself.  The ...

Some amazing coin stacking pictures

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Just a quick one here for fun.  I caught this website on Digg.  There are 25 pages of pictures and videos on coin stacking.  The construction is pretty amazing, and it's all done without a drop of adhesive!Enjoy!

Ever seen a ton of pennies?

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Saw this article through Coinflation.com.  Marcelo Bezos spent about two years constructing a free-standing pyramid using about $4,000 worth of pennies.  The tower stands about three feet and weighs more than a ton (probably around 1,200 kg).A time lapse video shows the construction of the pyramid from beginning to end.  ...