thermal+paste Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 wat u thnk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 yea, it's rather blah. Most, if not all, other "industrialized" nations have multicolored money. : / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 money is ment to be spent, not ment to be art. it's stupid when your government speeds extra money to make money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipgenius Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 money is ment to be spent, not ment to be art. it's stupid when your government speeds extra money to make money. You are right, but IMHO Euros look better than dollars right now. You can quickly recognize the value of a banknote by looking at its colour: light-orange means 10 euros, gray/green means 5 euros, yellow is 200 euros, bright green is 100 euros, purple is 500 euros, light blue is 20 euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodel Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 looks fine, but it honestly smells really bad for some reason lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plague Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 yea, it's rather blah. Most, if not all, other "industrialized" nations have multicolored money. : / The new $10, $20, $50, and soon the $100, all have new color added. If you were talking about paper money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vip Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 You are right, but IMHO Euros look better than dollars right now. You can quickly recognize the value of a banknote by looking at its colour: light-orange means 10 euros, gray/green means 5 euros, yellow is 200 euros, bright green is 100 euros, purple is 500 euros, light blue is 20 euros. and you can quickly tell ours by who is on it, also the big 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 that is on them ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Blue01 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 and you can quickly tell ours by who is on it, also the big 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 that is on them ... I actually have no idea who's on what in green they look the same. It needs color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plague Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I actually have no idea who's on what in green they look the same. It needs color Are you from America? Do you live here? They teach you all about money in elementary school. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoochieMamma Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 It needs color Your right about that, here you can tell someone has a $50 in his hand from 400m away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plague Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 All this talk about colorful money makes me feel like playing monopoly. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3wt Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 American money is pretty blah, they all look the same, I always end up handing the cashier the wrong bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshie Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I wouldn't mind an update. Most Americans won't understand the point behind it though, since most Americans completely lack that whole international mindset, and can't comprehend the fact that we're a travel destination. We're also a nation of parrots, apparently, because I think a bunch of years ago, some talking head responded to criticism of American paper money by laughingly referring to Monopoly bills. Now whenever the topic is brought up, opponents of the idea...laughingly refer to Monopoly bills. Mmm...group think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwanders Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 You are right, but IMHO Euros look better than dollars right now. You can quickly recognize the value of a banknote by looking at its colour: light-orange means 10 euros, gray/green means 5 euros, yellow is 200 euros, bright green is 100 euros, purple is 500 euros, light blue is 20 euros. You can also quickly recognize the value of a banknote by looking at its number: '1' means 1 dollar, '5' means 5 dollars, '10' means 10 dollars, '20' means 20 dollars and '100' means 100 dollars. I'm only half-kidding. The only legitimate reason for changing money should be to make it harder to counterfeit. 'Because it's easier to tell them apart' is a poor argument with little foothold in reality. If someone confuses two different US bills, it's not because they couldn't tell them apart, it's because they didn't bother to look. Color isn't going to help that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3wt Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 If someone confuses two different US bills, it's not because they couldn't tell them apart, it's because they didn't bother to look. Color isn't going to help that. Well, as a non-american who visits your country from time to time, I can tell you thats crap. Canadian bills are significantly easier to tell apart at a glance. I confuse American bills all the time. Canadian Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted February 15, 2006 Subscriber² Share Posted February 15, 2006 Dollars are always gonna be made out of crappy paper, because theres so much to produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigby Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Dollars are always gonna be made out of crappy paper, because theres so much to produce. Coins are cheaper to produce than paper currency. Nobody wants to walk around with a pocket full of dollar coins though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3wt Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Coins are cheaper to produce than paper currency. Nobody wants to walk around with a pocket full of dollar coins though. *whistles* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalesafe Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 The only thing I don't dig about the new design is the bumble bees on the back...get rid of those and I dont mind the current gradient scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigby Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Ok, I should restate that as no Americans want to walk around with a pocket full of dollar coins. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoDaddy Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Well, as a non-american who visits your country from time to time, I can tell you thats crap. Canadian bills are significantly easier to tell apart at a glance. I confuse American bills all the time. Canadian Bills Canadian bills are easier for you to tell apart because you're used to the colors. If we came up with a color system we'd have to decide on one, and then someone who had a different one would still be confused. I like the new money (US bills) - I'm all for upgrades, but only if they are actually needed. I don't use cash that much anymore, so I don't see the point in a huge investment for it. edit:removed useless comments - sorry for any offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3wt Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Canadian bills are easier for you to tell apart because you're used to the colors. If we came up with a color system we'd have to decide on one, and then someone who had a different one would still be confused. I disagree, I think it is much easier to differentiate colour than it is to differentiate the face on the bill, especially with a quick glance, so it would be much easier to learn / get used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmax Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Instead of making it attractive, goverment/s should focus more on how to add more security features so that they are not duplicated. In India this has been and is being implemented every year. Our government looses lots of money because counterfeit currency is being pushed from Pakistan to destabilize the economy. So i say go more for security than looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Veteran Posted February 15, 2006 Veteran Share Posted February 15, 2006 It's in the process of being updated, but the green will stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 i wouldn't mind if you tried to explain the point on having colorful money. and what is so special about the "international mindset"? I also failed to discern from your post whether or not you are american and who is the "travel destination". And tell me why our government should spend a couple cents more making money. Doing so would only de-value the dollar further. I wouldn't mind an update. Most Americans won't understand the point behind it though, since most Americans completely lack that whole international mindset, and can't comprehend the fact that we're a travel destination. We're also a nation of parrots, apparently, because I think a bunch of years ago, some talking head responded to criticism of American paper money by laughingly referring to Monopoly bills. Now whenever the topic is brought up, opponents of the idea...laughingly refer to Monopoly bills. Mmm...group think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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