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You can't really smoke nickel-bronze alloys, though. Injection is right out. And they get stuck up your nose if you try to snort them, or so I've found.
That plastic money shit you Australians have, though, is something else. Roll 'er up and puff away. Word has it we're getting it for our new 20, 50 and 100 dollar bills.
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Yes, we've had plastic/polymer notes for about 10 years now...
they started with the $5 then $10, $20, $50 and finally the $100.
The $5 has recently been changed a little. A schematic of parliament house has been replaced with a portrait of Sir Henry Parkes, the father of Federation.
If you've seen the movie "The Dish" 'Parkes' is a district that was named after him (presumably).
They have raised (mircoscopic) indentations/patterns See-through 'windows'
And other shite to stop counterfitting - i'd say the many subtle changes in shades/colours in each note wouldn't make it easy to conterfeit either.
The colours have always been the same: $5 - pinky/purple $10 - bluish $20 - orangey-red $50 - Yellowish $100 - Greenish (the old paper version was black and white with hints of pink)
plus each note is bigger than the next as you increase in amount. (for the blind - etc.)
we don't have 1c or 2c anymore (copper) only 10c, 20c, 50c (it's a dodecahedron), $1 and $2 coin. They toyed with the idea of the $5 coin - it didn't take off - and it was fucking huge - they only minted a few - mum has a few - they were trialed in Adelaide and mum was there at the time!
10/20/50's are silver 1 and 2 dollar coins are gold
I hope you enjoyed your tour through the Australian currency.
Thankyou, come again. ;o)
Andrew
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Australia has money? You guys don't just trade wildlife and dirt?
"Ah, mate, that'll be two ki'allas an' one dingo."
Interesting. Leave it to the criminals to find out the best way to prevent counterfeiting. Good ideas, you guys have.
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Can't trade Koalas... too dangerous. There are some particularly nasty breeds affectionately nick-named 'drop-bears'. There are the occasional reports of campers being 'attacked' by them while out bush. They drop onto you during the night and scratch at the eyes and bite at the neck.
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I was going to go to Austraila regardless of the cobra, the world's deadliest spider, and the dingo. But koalas that jump out of trees on your ass? That's too much, man.
I'll just stay here at Ft. Scum, with the rattlesnakes rustling under the floorboard.
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Thoughtychops, I'm pulling your leg. The scariest thing a Koala could do would fall on you from being so stoned from eating all those Eucalyptus leaves! LOL!
It's just funny to make up these stories, cause so many "stupid Americans" TM. think that we have Kangaroos hopping down the mainstreets and we all ride emu's to work and school!
It's not like that at all... we ride wombats!
We have a bit of bush near us - and we do get wallabies in the mornings in that tract of bush. And I've seen the occasional rabbit run down our street. heh.
The first time I encountered a Koala up close (held one) was when my Cousin came over from the States at the start of the year and I took her to Lone Pine Koala sanctuary. So many Koalas there!! So cute. (Smelly too ;o) )
Of course all the animals there are relatively tame, and I hand fed some kangaroos - that was cool. A lot of the things were asleep (cause alot of them are nocturnal - Koala's, Tassie devils, Wombats (you know they can run at 40 kph!!) Fruit Bats etc.) Oh we also get the odd possum in the trees and fruit-bats in the trees (they love the mango trees - well any fruit trees - hence 'fruit-bat')
There was a Cassawory there too - now these are amazing creatures. They are the worlds third largest bird (I think) they are facing extinction (which is sad) but they live in the rainforests of north Queensland... They are VERY territorial. They have these huge toes with claws that have been known - when attacking people to slice open people's necks and abdomen etc! Crazy! heh heh (now these are true) Then you've got your Crocodiles - but they're only in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory.
What so many tourists (read: stupid Americans) think is that Australia is a little island that they can travel around in in a few days. Totally wrong. Do you realise that Australia is larger than the US mainland!?! Major cities are much further apart. (I remember hearing these people (read: stupid American tourists ) ask someone if they could drive to Darwin for the day - hello that's like 2000km or something away!) LOL! *shakes head*.
So yeah, come to Australia with the:
World's deadliest Spider, world's deadliest Snake, Crocodiles, Dingoes, Great White Sharks, Box Jelly Fish etc etc! LOL!
Andrew
P.S. I've been stung by a blue-bottle jellyfish.
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