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Money Odour
Give each bank note denomination an individual scent. | |
I'm aware that blind people have come up with ways to distinguish a five from a one hundred dollar note. Some fold their notes in special ways, while others store them in seperate areas of their wallet or purse, and I'm sure there's many more. Still, I think they have to rely too heavily on the honesty
of others.
Unless you happen to be blind and anosmic, or blind with a cold, or blind and have just accidently snorted some chilli, I think smell is a great way to differentiate between things that are otherwise very similar to touch. You could, of course, use braille on the notes, but I don't think it would last very long in polymer challenged countries. Yes, you know who I'm referring to.
I may come across as an empathic, thoughtful human being, but this simply isn't true. The real reason I came up with this idea is because smelling money in the dark is a secret passion of mine.
German euros 'full of cocaine'
http://news.bbc.co..../europe/3021194.stm
Almost all euro banknotes circulating in Germany contain traces of cocaine, German researchers say. [Brummo, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Money Laundering
Money_20Laundering_20machine
Keep that currency clean! [csea, Nov 30 2006]
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I read that as "Monkey Odour". But the money thing is cool too... |
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the only problem i see with this is that banknotes might not smell too nice after spending some time in the trouser pocket of a fat gentleman who's just been running for a bus. perhaps some sort of slow-release scent? (+) |
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How do you stop the smells from transferring to notes of other denominations when folded up in a wallet? |
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Mmkay, so DeathNinja wants his currency to reek of monkey, and trashcanglam has voted for sweaty fat gentleman smell. Excellent. |
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[squeak] I suppose microencapsulation would be the way to go. I didn't really think about it, but I guess this would have the added bonus of being another anti counterfeit measure. |
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Scratch and sniff bucks? Dunno. Have you SEEN some of the bills floating around these days? Seems like a bad trick to make blind people hold them to their faces. |
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<Robert Duvall> "I love the smell of fifties in the morning..."</Robert Duvall> |
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No shit, DN. I thought it was Monkey Odor too. |
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"Monkey Odor. Would that be perfume for monkeys? Or perfume OF monkeys? 'Odur de Baboon Butt.' Would I buy it? Would my GIRLFRIEND buy it? Would I buy it for my girlfriend, for purposes of hot monkey love? Would she buy me saying that this turns me on?" |
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These are some of the thoughts that DID NOT go through my mind as I considered what an idea titled "Monkey Odor" could possibly be. |
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Hey, now there's an idea [renboga]! How I love the smell of money. |
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I love the smell of new money as it is, and frankly old money stinks, so no thanks. |
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hmm, scratch and sniff monkey odour. reminds me of a video clip i once saw.. |
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A very similar idea I had, independently, exactly a year after this one was posted. |
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Dollars And Scents [edit, delete]
*<sniff>* Yep, it's a twenty.
(+14, -3) [change
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Money stinks, unless it's brand new. This is because it collects dirt and sweat and drug residues and beer and vomit and...
The proposal is simple: Make different note denominations smell differently. Have all notes that pass through government hands or banks cleaned and resprayed, so they maintain their scent. This is easier if you use polymer note technology. |
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$100 bills smell like fresh bread
$50 bills smell like freshly squeezed orange peel
$20 bills smell like fresh chocolate cake
$5 bills smell like brewed coffee
Coins smell like catpiss, so you spend them or give them to charity.
etc... Whatever the denominations in your country, make up your own set of odours. |
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Banks would smell fantastic, like upmarket coffee&pastry shops. A kid with a $20 note would be in heaven. |
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I believe dogs 'smell' better than humans by anything from 5,000 to 100,000 times. No reason we can't put one of our most neglected senses to work, to improve our daily lives. |
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UnaBubba, Oct 11 2004 |
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How about scratch and sniff? For reasons [UnaBubba] stated in his idea above .. |
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//Money stinks, unless it's brand new. This is because it collects dirt and sweat and drug residues and beer and vomit// |
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.. it'd be better to actually have to activate the smell somehow, scratching it to release a scent would be appropriate. |
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I saw today that the US Gov't has been found to be discriminating against the blind in that there is no way for a blind person to distinguish the value of the notes.
I knew there would be some ideas on the halfbakery about this. |
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Maybe it could be an electric or heat activated odour and you would use a key chain fob device to activate it. |
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Hurrah for the Blind! With their lawsuit they have rectified the last thing to piss me off about American money. When I arrived I was overjoyed to have access to $1 bills but pissed that the size and colour of the notes were the same. Anti-counterfeiting measures have added colour and now the blind have a pretty good chance of making the notes different sizes! The best of English and American money combined. Bone for the mint if they use raised numbers instead though. |
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why not have brail money. |
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note are differnt sizes anyways so they'd be able to tell the difference. but it would be nice to smell wealthy! bun from me! |
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For reasons of counterfeit avoidance, the different smells should be both unusual, hard to replicate, and very long lasting. |
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I know a certain gentleman with poor hygene that could provide some fine examples of not so pleasant potential money odors. |
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Or we could look into synthetic esters. |
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