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Originally Posted by BigV
The conductor has only three-cent pieces,
but he has lots of them. 165 three-cent pieces make change from a $5 bill for a $0.05 fare.
This hoard of coins can't make the right change for a $1 bill though. |
V, that's a fascinating link. I didn't know trimes existed... but I have heard of tribles.
Did you notice that back then postage rates were going down, not up ?
Maybe it was before businesses got the $ reduced junk mail rates.
