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Brent H
08-28-2011, 02:45 PM
Have you read articles suggesting that you stick your FRNs inside a microwave to kill the magnetic strip? I suggest you don't do it.

I tried this today and turned $80 in FRNs into an exploding fireball.

hoarder
08-28-2011, 03:08 PM
Pretty expensive experiment.
I thought the idea was to lay the FRN's on a plate with water.

Brent H
08-28-2011, 03:11 PM
I thought the idea was to lay the FRN's on a plate with water.

I hadn't heard about that one. I'm done performing experiments.

How about if you try it and let me know how it turns out?

Usc96
08-28-2011, 03:26 PM
Why would you want to kill the magnetic strip? Seriously?

hoarder
08-28-2011, 03:34 PM
Why would you want to kill the magnetic strip? Seriously?Maybe if you're carrying a lot of FRN's past the TSA jackboots.

Usc96
08-28-2011, 04:06 PM
Maybe if you're carrying a lot of FRN's past the TSA jackboots.

They are more interested in this:

http://elkodaily.com/news/local/article_5d965fce-cff9-11e0-9d15-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story

Surprised this isn't on the national news, then again, maybe I shouldn't be surprised that it is suppressed.

smilershouse
08-28-2011, 05:07 PM
Well, I can view the incentive for the goob to encourage more people to do this throughout the coming months. Such action would certainly reduce the ridiculous amount of FRN's that have been printed previously.


What a gimmick.

SH

MoMoney
08-28-2011, 06:30 PM
I had heard that it is relatively easy to remove the magnetic strip from bills via a steady hand and a safety pin. Of course, I would never try such a thing but I believe there are YouTube videos about said subject. :smile: