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Monday, 16 September 2002
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Having a bad reaction to money. A significant number of Europeans could have allergic reactions to their new currency, according to a study in Nature.
How the coins cause a reaction
Some of the new Euro coins are made of two alloys: one in a central pill and the other a surrounding ring. Seeing as the alloys are different, they create an electrical voltage just like a battery does. A person touching both the inner pill and the outer ring will have a very small current flow through their fingers or hands. Although this current is too small to feel, it does cause corrosion and nickel ions from the alloys are released. This increases the chance of a reaction from allergic people. [David Harris: Science news]
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Man the more I read about LBJ the more I like him. "The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure. They are necessary symbols. They protect what we cherish. But they are witness to human folly."
Lyndon B. Johnson (address, Johns Hopkins University, April 7, 1965) [Rick@Leaders.net: Quotes]
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