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October 11, 2016 06:36 am PDT

Britain's new plastic money so hi-tech it can play vinyl records

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In this video, a man plays Abba's 1976 classic Money Money Money using one of the new 5 notes issued in the UK. They're made of plastic.

The new polymer five pound notes have a rather curious ability of being just about able to play vinyl records (with the aid of a contact microphone and small amplifier not shown on screen). As the corners on these new banknotes are more durable and sharper than its paper counterpart it acts like a very crude record needle.

Like a lady barbarian's armor in a computer game, the new fiver doesn't crumple easily or get wet or tear, but still folds, and has a see-through window. "I do quite like them," says a Briton on the street.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChqhM9C44fM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srQSzhkh8Uo


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