my second useless post within 5 min: coin stacking...(bandwidth warning)

[Kiva]

this is nuts:





more here:

http://fincher.org/Misc/Pennies/Sent3.shtml

[mikebw]

you know, I used to do this very same thing when I was a kid, but with pennies. I would make two stacks like that, but only one hump tall, and connect them like a bridge. Pretty cool and stupid at the same time.

[Jimmypoo]

Some friends of mine from school still do this bridge thing.

Of course, one of them is a mechanical engineer and works for the Illinois DOT - so maybe it isn't quite the same thing. They use steel and concrete, etc.

[3d]

NICE! I'll be trying this out tonight with my penny stash before watching LOST. What's easier, pennies or nickels?

[Psurfer]

What the hell kind of coins are those?

[mikebw]

Those look to be quarters. It's a common denomination in the US currency system. You may have seen a few in your time.


I would say nickels are easier because they are thicker, therefore easier to handle and roughly the same diameter as a penny. On the other hand, pennies will afford you a lower center of gravity or a more stable structure.