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Optical Mice Used To Detect Counterfeit Coins

Posted by timothy on from the is-there-anything-optical-mice-can't-do? dept.

JimXugle writes "El Mundo reports that Spanish researchers at The University of Lleida have used a modified optical mouse to detect counterfeit €2 coins (Original article, in Spanish) with a success rate comparable to that of an expert trained to do so. Details are to be published freely in the journal Sensors."

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  1. Genius you see... by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The laser from the mouse will heat up the chocolate inside of counterfeit coins, thus exposing the fakes and creating a mess.

    1. Re:Genius you see... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      My mouse has a laser diode.

      Newer Mac mice are cybernetic, touch sensitive because it has a real piece of scrotum skin stretched over the surface.

    2. Re:Genius you see... by zoney_ie · · Score: 2, Funny

      A real mouse works for that too - they'll happily gnaw through the metallic shell to get at the tasty chocolate inside.

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  2. Re:Who counterfiets 2-Euro coins anyways? by von_rick · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can get you a mouse, but you will need to write the algorithm yourself.

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  3. Re:How does it compare to a vending machine? by mea37 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "It's complementary"

    'What a lovely counterfeit'?

  4. Re:How does it compare to a vending machine? by uglyMood · · Score: 5, Funny

    Complement: to make complete.

    Compliment: to tell a falsehood.

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  5. Re:How does it compare to a vending machine? by quercus.aeternam · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't know where you learned the meaning of compliment, but I am in awe.

  6. Re:How does it compare to a vending machine? by uglyMood · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stop lying.

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  7. Re:who would go through the trouble? by belmolis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Counterfeit $100s can be identified by the absence of cocaine residue.:)