Paper money (which is largely cotton) will be a thing of the past here in Canada. The Bank of Canada is launching its new line of PLASTIC bills today. http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110620/boc-money-unveiling-110620/ Starting with $50 and $100, the new bills are said to be more environmentally friendly.
"When the teller counted the money out, right away (I) noticed that this one had a crack or something where it was folded," Shepard told CTV News.
When the teller handed him the money, two of the plastic $100s with cracks in them ripped even more. So Shepard decided to conduct his own little stress test.
He placed one of the damaged bills under a can of pop. When he pulled on the other end of the bill, it ripped in half.
"It's similar to thin tin foil or plastic food wrap," he said. "You pull on it but as soon as it's got a mark or tear on it, it just peels apart."
Shepard said he performed the same test on one of the old paper bills, this time a $50, which also had nicks in it. It withstood the cola-can test. Then he tested pieces of toilet paper, which stayed intact despite being weighed down by three cans.
"I don't think the Canadian $100 bill should be weaker than two-ply toilet paper," said Shepard.
Wow, what a great waste of our money!! (ha.. WASTE.. MONEY... hahahaha.. come on, it wasn't that bad... you could have at least laughed a little for the pun, even if puns are almost the lowest form of humour (mines being the lowest...))
All this "controversy" comes from a HUMILIATING lack of knowledge about our own war history.
There are countries outside the USA and Canada, and there have been horrific incidents beyond 9/11. At Vimy Ridge, it was Canadian troops that managed to take the ridge back from the Germans, with 1000s of casualties. Screw people who have issues with nudity, or who think it looks too much like the two towers. Vimy Ridge is Canada's way of respecting the 1000s of Canadians and British that died; the people who don't know that need to go back to school.
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anyone offended by the $20 bill, please give them to me, I will gladly accept it.
Our money sucks! Not only won't it fold properly, it can't be used in vending machines, its melting point endangers national security, and it's got the wrong f'n leaf on it!
Yes, instead of a Canadian Maple Leaf, we put an invasive species from Norway on our money.
I'm looking at my wallet as I write this... the new bills seem to fold fine to me. And as for the new bills tending to stick together; Maybe people will be more careful with their money. I'm no botanist and therefore the maple leaf issue is really not an issue to me. And as for the melting point of the new polymer bills; who cares? Someone will likely test it out and report their findings to the world. And as for vending machines... they seem to work fine at ATMs, so the technology is there.
What's all the hate? I think it's cocaine users angry that they can roll the bills as easily
As someone who tends to carry money in their pocket rather than a wallet, I don't like the new bills. They don't fold nicely, and if you crease them, they supposedly tear easily (I haven't tested this, just going by the testimonials of others). In my pocket, I can no longer tell by feel whether it's money, or the smooth paper some places print their receipts on. A good friend of mine has actually witnessed the melting problem - he was having dinner at the bar in Milton's restaurant, and a fellow regular came in with a $50 bill that had been left in the pocket of his jeans when they were put through the laundry (something that happens to me occasionally whether I check my pockets or not). The bill was completely shriveled. I'm not a fan of the new bills at all.
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