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Re:Still out of date
pffft. put out a press release when you join the 20th century...
http://www.questacon.edu.au/indepth/clever/plastic_banknotes.html
I suppose that you missed this quote from the very article that you link to:
"The US Treasury Department is testing polymer bank notes, but there are concerns that the American public will reject a plastic Greenback." -
Still out of date
pffft. put out a press release when you join the 20th century...
http://www.questacon.edu.au/indepth/clever/plastic_banknotes.html
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Re:Only fair
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Right; It's totally unfair. After so many things were invented by Australians which everyone else benefits from. The motor car; the transistor; the windmill; money; even the wheel. It's time the Australian tax payer got their fair pay back for being the main driver of invention in the world.
I know your being sarcastic but
PAYUP as an australian tax payer I would like to
get my money back for"Black Box" flight recorder
Aircraft Navigation (DME)
Penicillin (production in commercial amounts)
Cochlear implant
Contact lenses (long wearing)
Anthrax Vaccine
Heart Pacemaker
Relenza (flu medication)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_measuring_equipmenthttp://www.questacon.edu.au/indepth/clever/100_years_of_innovations.html
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Re:Grumpy Old Man
And back then, that ment you only had to walk 2 miles!!!!
just in case you DON'T want to think about how funny that was!!! -
Hop over and check out "The Dish"I doubt I will attend, but for those that do you may wish to take a small side trip to the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station. It and Parkes Observatory are what brought the first Apollo 11 moon walk Live to the world, being the only dishes of suitable power in proper position to receive the signal. Here is a link to some more info. You could also rent the little known, but well made movie "The Dish"
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Re:I wonder..
There's the school of the air.
not really sure how much of a space program they have though..
Woomera satellite launches in the past, plus talk of new launch sites -
Re:why not make bills harder to counterfeit
As discussed in Plastic Money at the Questacon, the main feature of plastic currency is that it's hard to reproduce by its nature. It's also more durable than paper money.
The ink is resistant to washing, and you can't print on the plastic using conventional printers (ink, dye, laser). You can even put metallic threads (aka RFID tags) in the plastic. The whole note is plastic, so the whole note can be transparent and holographic.
The hardest part about switching to pretty coloured plastic money is convincing people that it's still real money. It's funny watching Americans visiting Australia trying to come to grips with our weird currency - I think the one thing that confuses most of them is that different denominations are different sizes. So a $50 note is larger than a $20 note for example. Want to know more?
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Re:it's a test...... and a good supply of the special rag bond they use
Not in Australia. Why? I'm glad you asked: It's because our money is made from plastic.
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Australian 'bills'the aussie non coin money i still like! plastic so you can leave it in your pocket when your jeans go in the wash. nice holograms (keeps the simple minded amused). doesnt tear as easy. nice and bright and colourful...
apparently we were the first country to use polymer notes...
two good links are here and here
and this shows all our polymer notes
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