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Post by Kathleen on Mar 14, 2008 19:52:28 GMT -5
Oh, interesting. That makes sense. Steel. Haha, that would never work. xD Well, the page also says that in 1943 they used zinc-coated steel. Not sure why they stopped. Ooo, I was partly right? Cool. xD um, maybe it got too expensive? Isn't zinc cheaper and lighter than steel? |
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Post by Amneiger on Mar 14, 2008 19:56:43 GMT -5
Well, the page also says that in 1943 they used zinc-coated steel. Not sure why they stopped. Ooo, I was partly right? Cool. xD um, maybe it got too expensive? Isn't zinc cheaper and lighter than steel? *looks further* The 1943 zinc-coated steel cent was made in response to wartime copper demands in World War II. It suffered from a number of problems: they looked too much like dimes, magnet-based mechanisms to detect fake coins would pick up the steel pennies, and due to the sides of the coin not being treated correctly the coins would quickly rust. After that they started using brass. Still no idea about zinc vs. steel though. |
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Post by Kathleen on Mar 14, 2008 19:57:30 GMT -5
Ooo, I was partly right? Cool. xD um, maybe it got too expensive? Isn't zinc cheaper and lighter than steel? *looks further* The 1943 zinc-coated steel cent was made in response to wartime copper demands in World War II. It suffered from a number of problems: they looked too much like dimes, magnet-based mechanisms to detect fake coins would pick up the steel pennies, and due to the sides of the coin not being treated correctly the coins would quickly rust. After that they started using brass. Still no idea about zinc vs. steel though. Wow. Now I'm going to walk around quoting weird statistics about the American penny. o_0 |
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Post by Amneiger on Mar 14, 2008 19:59:34 GMT -5
*looks further* The 1943 zinc-coated steel cent was made in response to wartime copper demands in World War II. It suffered from a number of problems: they looked too much like dimes, magnet-based mechanisms to detect fake coins would pick up the steel pennies, and due to the sides of the coin not being treated correctly the coins would quickly rust. After that they started using brass. Still no idea about zinc vs. steel though. Wow. Now I'm going to walk around quoting weird statistics about the American penny. o_0 Here's the page on the cent: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent_%28United_States_coin%29And here's the page on the steel penny: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent |
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Post by Kathleen on Mar 14, 2008 20:02:11 GMT -5
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Post by KitClairvoyance on Mar 14, 2008 20:08:34 GMT -5
*kisses Kathleen*
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Post by Kathleen on Mar 14, 2008 20:09:40 GMT -5
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Post by KitClairvoyance on Mar 14, 2008 20:12:04 GMT -5
Hello. ^^ .. how've you been today? |
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Post by Kathleen on Mar 14, 2008 20:13:09 GMT -5
Hello. ^^ .. how've you been today? Good-ish. How are you? |
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Post by KitClairvoyance on Mar 14, 2008 20:16:06 GMT -5
Hello. ^^ .. how've you been today? Good-ish. How are you? I'm a bit woozy from just waking up. xD |
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Post by Kathleen on Mar 14, 2008 20:18:27 GMT -5
I'm a bit woozy from just waking up. xD Woozy kitten. xD I am nice and awake and ready for dinner soon. |
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Post by Rikku on Mar 14, 2008 20:23:46 GMT -5
This amused me. xD
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Post by Kathleen on Mar 14, 2008 20:24:32 GMT -5
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Post by Rikku on Mar 14, 2008 20:25:57 GMT -5
That was about my reaction. x3 N00bs are kinda fun. |
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Post by Kathleen on Mar 14, 2008 20:27:05 GMT -5
That was about my reaction. x3 N00bs are kinda fun. I have never gotten something like that. xD But.. I did get one really, really strange Neomail the other day. I couldn't make head nor tail or it. xD |
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