Did you know that you can increase the value of a penny by 4 times by drilling a hole in it?
..a washer that size costs a nickle. Ode At 09:02 PM 10/23/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Ah yes, a fiscal policy based on the "Zinc Standard". > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:40 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: CS>Zapper > > >I don't think pennies are a good idea, unless they make certain that old >pennies are used. Pennies use to be made out of virtually pure copper, but >due to the high cost of copper, they are now mostly zinc. Zinc is a >definite skin irritant for many people. > >Here is the history on the penny: > >1793 - 1837 - 100% copper >1837-1857 = 95% copper 5% tin + zinc >1857- - 88% copper 12% zinc >1864 - 1962 - 95% copper 5% tin + zinc (except 1943 when they were zinc >coated >steel) >1962-1982 - 95% copper 5% zinc >1982- present - 97.5% zinc 2.5% copper > >I do not think that zinc is a good choice for an electrode that contacts the >skin. > >Marshall > > > >Delmont Neroni wrote: > >> Question for people using the terminator zapper: have you had any >> problems with skin irritation where the electrodes touch? One report >> I read said the copper in the pennies could react with perspiration >> and create a lot of irritation. The same web site offered an option >> where the copper is covered with silver, but said that could also >> darken the skin. >> >> Is this a serious problem? Can it be solved by just relocating the >> device frequently? >> >> Del >> >> -- >> The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal >> silver. >> >> Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org >> >> To post, address your message to: [email protected] >> >> Silver-list archive: >> http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html >> >> List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > >
