Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months agoSemi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanupwww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1297arrow-down1external-linkSemi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanupwww.thedrive.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square30linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareJay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·2 months agoAre american dimes not magnetic? A magnetic floor sweeper should have worked great there.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·2 months agoNope. Copper and nickel. “Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “ https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/
minus-squareJay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoAh well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIs nickel not magnetic? I guess the outer cladding must be pretty thin.
minus-squareDoubleSpace@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoNo US coins are attracted to magnets.
minus-squareGrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoExcept for the steel penny they made for one year.
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAlso iron/steel are difficult to mold.
Are american dimes not magnetic? A magnetic floor sweeper should have worked great there.
Nope. Copper and nickel.
“Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “
https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/
Ah well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.
Is nickel not magnetic? I guess the outer cladding must be pretty thin.
No US coins are attracted to magnets.
Except for the steel penny they made for one year.
Probably to prevent rust?
Also iron/steel are difficult to mold.