Got a Portland jaywalking ticket?
... or have some other bill that you resent paying? Here's an idea that will get you into trouble. Don't try it at home!
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$2.38 Million = 238,000,000 pennies
Modern penny weighs 2.5g so
238,000,000 * 2.5g = 595,000 kg or about 1,311,750 lbs
Volume of a penny is 360 mm3
238,000,000 * 360 mm3 = 85.68 m3 or about 3026 cubic feet; provided the pennies are stacked neatly
ouch
Posted by Anthony | May 28, 2009 1:12 PM
I have around 3 gallons of pennies saved up over 23 years.
I keep thinking I'll figure out a way to check them all for rarity and value but how???
Posted by Ben | May 28, 2009 2:13 PM
I have around 3 gallons of pennies saved up over 23 years.
I keep thinking I'll figure out a way to check them all for rarity and value but how???
Hire a temp. Is Beau Breedlove busy these days?
Posted by none | May 28, 2009 2:21 PM
Anthony, that's presuming that the payments are going to be made in cash. A while back, several pains in the a** of whom I am still incredibly fond suggested overpaying bills they detested by one or two cents: the idea was that the time and effort to book those overpayments cost the company more than the overpayment was worth. It was a great idea...in 1987, when you probably still had a human bookkeeper on board. Today, though, it's just silly.
Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | May 28, 2009 2:29 PM
Hire a temp. Is Beau Breedlove busy these days?
i've got a better idea:
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f7112b01fb/ass-pennies-from-greatest-comedy-sketches
Posted by ecohuman | May 28, 2009 9:35 PM
they’re asking former users of Pirate Bay to pay the $2.3 million dollar fine – in individual kronar payments.
Former? As of tonight the site is still up and running.
Posted by Jon | May 28, 2009 9:48 PM