[nack]

They say money doesn't grow on trees. Well, the federal government has taken that adage to heart — it announced earlier this week that Canada's paper-cotton banknotes would be replaced by newly designed plastic ones next year.

It's part of a plan to modernize and protect Canadian currency against counterfeiting.

The new plastic bills, made from a polymer material, are harder to fake, recyclable, and two to three times more resistant to tearing, the Bank of Canada said.

Australia has used polymer banknotes since the 1990s, and an Australian company will provide the material for Canada. Several other countries have adopted polymer banknotes including New Zealand, Vietnam and Romania.

The new notes won't be in circulation until sometime in 2011. In the meantime, the central bank is keeping mum on what the new bills will look like.

"I can't divulge that information because they will be issued in about 18 months — that's a long ways away," said Bank of Canada spokesperson Julie Girard. "We want to keep a little bit of information from potential counterfeiters so they don't get a leg up and start producing any counterfeits."

CBC News wanted to get some local Canadians' impressions of the polymer bills. Reporter Sandra Abma took an Australian banknote and a classic cotton-paper Canadian bill and asked people on the streets of Ottawa to compare. The opinions were mixed.

"It would be easier to lose, I think," said one woman, after rubbing her fingers on the polymer bill. "It's soft and smooth and it could slide out easier."

"This feels like Monopoly money actually," said a young man. "It's like I took this out of a board game and then went to buy Timmy's with it."

link to site http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=23590206
wtf

[SMDBICH]

nice, now my wallet can look fatter and more heavy

[nack]

nice, now my wallet can look fatter and more heavy

not when they slide out :haha:

[JSALES]

what the fuck..

[Osaka]

I guess paying with plastic will have a whole new meaning...
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[AutozamAZ-3]

I always thought monopoly money felt cheap.
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[murd0c]

it is cool in Aus cause you can go swimming and have the cash in your pocket and it doesn't get wrecked. But here? I dunno the Americans are really going to make fun of are play money now.

[mr.rakkar]

pesos are the same thing, if your money gets wet they harsh stick together and it gets annoying to take them apart

[JSALES]

i don't like this idea

[underscore]

our money is pretty durable when wet already. I wonder how this plastic stuff will stand up to, say, a dryer?

also why are we buying the stuff from Aussies? or can we not make it at all?

[Glaedr]

Hmmm, this will be interesting, I work for a Bank so wonder what new counterfeit features them bills going to have.

Haha American's are ones to speak, their bills are fugly and look the same, i find way more US counterfeit bills then Canadian bills

[Kim Jong Un]

i wonder what the material be like, it is gonna be like Vietnamese money?

[bubba_g]

I've been to Australia and NZ, couldn't even tell the money was plastic when I used until I got home and read up on it. No wonder all the bills had a clear plastic section on it, I originally thought its like our hologram to authenticate the bill. They feel like paper bills and waterproof too.

[Meowjin]

i think it's sweet. I used it in vietnam, and never had a problem.

[2 n r]

^im against u on this one
i hated vietnamese money, the plastic material makes the money stick together so miscounting happened to me alot and generally made it harder to count money

[TRD Rs200]

some HK $10's are plastic, they're very durable

[RollingStone]

I've used Australian currency and they feel much more durable than paper. Also them being recyclable is a big plus.

[Kim Jong Un]

^im against u on this one
i hated vietnamese money, the plastic material makes the money stick together so miscounting happened to me alot and generally made it harder to count money

yea that's the only problem with plastic money it sticks like crazy otherwise it's pretty durable

[tool001]

http://thekosmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/joker-burning-money.jpg
damn, think about the fumes. if he did this with plastic $...

[CP.AR]

HK $10 dollar bills!

[DuhDang]

yea that's the only problem with plastic money it sticks like crazy otherwise it's pretty durable

YouTube- Different Ways To Count Money

When I was in vietnam I used the second method to count money. No problems at all

[monkeywrench]

^lol at the turkey one

[Benz_05TSX]

WTF... then we will have like surfer money, our money can't get wet when we surf!! hahahhaa

From Simpsons:
Brazillian Kidnapper opening suitcase full of money: Look at all that pink and purple! Our money sure is gay.

[StylinRed]

i h8 it when the govt messes with a good thing (like the potential anthem change)

especially with plastic.... its "recyclable" but not as recyclable as our paper/linen currrency
and its definitely not environmentally friendly, what about "climate change".
plastic requires oil.. i thought we were "running out"
and if more countries use plastic wouldn't that mean our fuel prices go up?!

blah blah blah -_-

[nack]

i wander how big they are, if its like a poster board, i'd rather carry coins around

[RRxtar]

i wander how big they are, if its like a poster board, i'd rather carry coins around
Im going to asume they are the same size as the current currency.


and you can fuck off with your coins. my pockets dont agree with coins.

[MDMA]

pesos are the same thing, if your money gets wet they harsh stick together and it gets annoying to take them apart

baller over here eh
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[InvisibleSoul]

YouTube- Different Ways To Count Money (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggsZSyy-DiU)

When I was in vietnam I used the second method to count money. No problems at all
I LoL'ed at the Pakistan method.

[JSALES]

i guess i should preserve my crisp bills before we change over to the plastic bills just like how some people have the old school 1 dollar and 2 dollar bills

[Manic!]

Plastic money rocks. They have it in Mexico. Left some in my pocket when I went for a swim in Mexico and it was like new when I came out.

[SkinnyPupp]

They've been using plastic for the $10 bills for about 4 years now in HK. And it is GREAT! I wish all bills were made of plastic. I never had problems with them sticking together, in fact they slide across each other easier than paper money. And best of all they don't get all folded and wrinkled (and soaked in peoples' filth) like paper money.

[teaoh]

^im against u on this one
i hated vietnamese money, the plastic material makes the money stick together so miscounting happened to me alot and generally made it harder to count money
i agree and the bills dont distinguish themselves very well. Could mix up the many zeros among differnt bills

[scottsman]

I find it quite the opposite. The American Money sticks worse than the plastic Vietnamese Money.

Anyways its nice to go swimming or forget your money in the wash and not have to worry when you pull it out.

[scottsman]

BTW that guy in the video sucks at counting money. Vietnamese are insanely fast.

[hotong]

w0w that is fucked up

[twitchyzero]

YouTube- Different Ways To Count Money (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggsZSyy-DiU)

When I was in vietnam I used the second method to count money. No problems at all

i've always wanted to learn how to count the asian way..the middle eastern way looks the most impressive :thumbsup:

[SkinnyPupp]

They could also take this opportunity to get rid of the fucking looney and tooney. Plastic $1 bills would be FINE. Cheaper to keep in circulation, and more convenient for everyone.

[Amuse]

from wikipedia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Australian_banknotes_in_wallet.jpg

[- kT]

if "plastic" is anything like the hong kong $10 bill, then i'm all for this idea
that stuff is impossible to tear, looks cool too

but monopoly money is nothing like the hk $10bill =\

[TOS'd]

yea, the HK $10 is amazing. for those against this idea, they probably havent felt one of these. makes counting my stacks of $14 bills easier, cause im ballin.

[skyxx]

I used to live in Brunei and we had Plastic bills for a while now and they're pretty cool! They last longer and the bills don't wear out and get cut in half due to it being folded a "billion" times. Oh and to add some more info, "polymer" bills have better "security" measures.

Not me...
http://www.floatingbanana.com/artbackwash/CoolMoney3.jpg

[124Y]

This will be an interesting switch. ;)

[CP.AR]

yea, the HK $10 is amazing. for those against this idea, they probably havent felt one of these. makes counting my stacks of $14 bills easier, cause im ballin.

+1
HK $10 is godlike. I like how it's smaller compared to the other guys too

[The_AK]

Now all those rap videos with rappers saying "Get paper" will be meaningless!

I disapprove

[CP.AR]

Now all those rap videos with rappers saying "Get paper" will be meaningless!

I disapprove


well change it to "Get plastic"?

[TOS'd]

^ plastic = credit/debit cards..

[nack]

Now all those rap videos with rappers saying "Get paper" will be meaningless!

I disapprove

well change it to "Get plastic"?

get plastic nigga
-random black girls dancing in the background-

[Ch28]

They've been using plastic for the $10 bills for about 4 years now in HK. And it is GREAT! I wish all bills were made of plastic. I never had problems with them sticking together, in fact they slide across each other easier than paper money. And best of all they don't get all folded and wrinkled (and soaked in peoples' filth) like paper money.

They could also take this opportunity to get rid of the fucking looney and tooney. Plastic $1 bills would be FINE. Cheaper to keep in circulation, and more convenient for everyone.

+1

I HATE super old bills and how its covered in god knows what sort of bacteria :cry:

I hope they get rid of all the damn coins too because I absolutely hate carrying change around.

[JSALES]

how long have we had our current currency for when we switched over from the old bills?

[orange7]

YouTube- Different Ways To Count Money (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggsZSyy-DiU)



omg.. that is soo true... haha

[tofu1413]

it'd be great if it was a similar to the HK bill.. i have several at home and they are amazing.

[StylinRed]

also aussie bills are still counterfeited

[underscore]

YouTube- Different Ways To Count Money (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggsZSyy-DiU)

When I was in vietnam I used the second method to count money. No problems at all

I just watched this, is it just me or do all the other ways seem unnecessarily complex compared to the N.A. one? aside from the one that takes up a tonne of room.

[jackmeister]

they should just make everyone use paypass/visa wave/octopus card type stuff

so much easier.

[fishing666]

i also wanna see the loonie and toonie to return plastic style!

[nack]

i want coins gone and replaced with plastic

[you!]

wtf

[Iceman_2K]

HK bills are plastic, and they've been using them for a while.....I like the bills that have clear parts in them.

[Greenstoner]

i hope the new design will not look "down graded" similiar to our new driver licence

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

YouTube- Different Ways To Count Money (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggsZSyy-DiU)

When I was in vietnam I used the second method to count money. No problems at all

i think north american way makes the most sense lol

[punkwax]

sweet, i can recycle my $. wait, wat?

[nack]

i hope the new design will not look "down graded" similiar to our new driver licence

good chance of it happening i assume :cry:

[- kT]

+1

I HATE super old bills and how its covered in god knows what sort of bacteria :cry:

with the new bills, just wash with a bit of soap and water :D

[Great68]

I'm all for whatever is going to increase longevity of the bills and therefore require less tax dollars for bill replacement over time...

[GLOW]

it will be difficult to make it rain at the strip club with plastic bills....didnt the politicians think this through?

[nack]

it will be difficult to make it rain at the strip club with plastic bills....didnt the politicians think this through?

have fun pelting them

[Grandmaster TSE]

turkey counting is fail

[GLOW]

have fun pelting them

it can turn deadly if they can be thrown like cards

YouTube- Chris "Jesus" Ferguson Cuts Fruit With Cards

[muteki]

^ I hope you know it's like super thin and light. =_=
Plastic money is a great idea. =3

[nack]

it can turn deadly if they can be thrown like cards

YouTube- Chris "Jesus" Ferguson Cuts Fruit With Cards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMoc7tHMQOg)

saw a "remake" on timewarp, pretty crazy

[Vansterdam]

posted in the wrong thread lol fail

[asian_XL]

the $10hkd plastic material is designed to prevent germs / bacteria to stick on the bill.