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Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Penny protests

By Tangotiger, 01:45 PM

Funny guy, paying his bill in pennies.  I think I remember saying this, but I had a friend who filled out his income tax return in roman numerals!

Anyway, since pennies weigh 2.5 grams each, and he owed 25 dollars (2500 cents), all they have to do is weigh 6250 grams of pennies (6.25kg or 13.75lbs).  (I’m sure the doctor’s office has a scale that measures things that small, like a baby scale let’s say.)

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