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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.

  2. 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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