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  • TUESDAY MARCH 2 2004 4:41 AM

Exploding RFID tags in new US $20 bills

Submitted by seanbonner

Edited by seanbonner

Rob just sent an interesting article to the SBDC list about some guys who, kind of by accident, found out that there's RFID chips in the new $20 bills and that they explode when you microwave them.

So we chose to 'microwave' our cash, over $1000 in twenties in a stack, not spread out on a carasoul. Do you know what exploded on American money?? The right eye of Andrew Jackson on the new twenty, every bill was uniform in it's burning... Isnt that interesting?

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crispy

crispy

NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

MAR 02, 2004 05:41 AM

shocked

municipal_man

municipal_man

San Francisco, CA
December 2003

MAR 02, 2004 06:19 AM

what a waste of money!

Cash

Cash

USA
OLD SKOOL

MAR 02, 2004 06:38 AM

maandks said:
what a waste of money!



It's not a waste of money. As long as at least 51% of the bill remains, and you can read the serial number.....you can exchange them for new bills.

muddog

muddog

Dover, FL
August 2003

MAR 02, 2004 06:51 AM

As long as you have money to burn, can I have some!.

turin

turin

Denver, CO
October 2003

MAR 02, 2004 06:57 AM

I'm gonna try this! But there's still no proof it was an RFID that exploded until someone who knows what it would look like opens a bill up and finds one.

Stenno

Stenno

United Kingdom
February 2004

MAR 02, 2004 07:56 AM

Doesn't microwaving cook stuff from the inside out, therefore they would burn in the centre of the notes in a stacked pile of them????? I'll believe it when i see it with my own eyes.

TicTacTooGirl

TicTacTooGirl

Blairsville, PA
January 2004

MAR 02, 2004 08:00 AM

Man, now I really want to try this. If I only *had* a twenty dollar bill...let alone had an extra one to burn... whatever

mm444

mm444

Austin, TX
January 2004

MAR 02, 2004 08:06 AM

although this might be true, it should be noted that the source is somewhat sketchy. i live in austin, texas, the home of alex jones, the man responsible for the prison planet website, and he and his affiliates are known here to be more on the extremist/quack side of alternative media. sometimes, their rants are based on truths and other times, they appear to be nothing more than comedic fodder. note the importance of the "right eye" of jackson, a mason. coincidence?

[Edited on Mar 02, 2004 8:07AM]

TheInspector

TheInspector

Mount Pleasant, MI
March 2004

MAR 02, 2004 08:19 AM

This is pretty interesting, and as for people finding them there is some work for you if that is what is starting the burning. How long are you putting the money in for, if you wanted to test this you could put several other things in there with the same consistancy to see if they started burning at the same time etc. Looks like the microwave and me are spending some time together tonight smile

CriticalOverSite

criticaloversite

New Baltimore, MI
January 2004

MAR 02, 2004 08:20 AM

coughee said:
I'm gonna try this! But there's still no proof it was an RFID that exploded until someone who knows what it would look like opens a bill up and finds one.



The ones I've seen look like a small fleck of gold paint, but they come in all shapes and sizes. I've never seen one in money.

mister_x

mister_x

Plano, TX
January 2003

MAR 02, 2004 08:56 AM

RFID chips. theyre everywhere now, i need to microwave all my clothes.

err

err

Yonkers, NY
February 2004

MAR 02, 2004 09:26 AM

I thought i had one of those chips in my head so i microwaved it. My right eye exploded to. Go figure huh.

Strfry

Strfry

Cleveland, OH
September 2002

MAR 02, 2004 09:32 AM

there has been a magetic strip in bills for a long time now, begging the question: what kind of stupid asshat would microwave his money?

[Edited on Mar 02, 2004 by Stirfry]

AceTracer

acetracer

Hollywood, FL
January 2004

MAR 02, 2004 10:06 AM

What kind of stupid asshat would rather remain ignorant?

Muzencab

Muzencab

Federal Way, WA
November 2003

MAR 02, 2004 10:28 AM

Hey sometimes you just gotta microwave money.
Be back in a second...

Damn no new $20's.

[Edited on Mar 02, 2004 by Muzencab]

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