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# A few of them don't now, since a few years back.
(, Wed 21 May 2008, 21:32, archived)
# how does it know?
I feel the need to test this.
(, Wed 21 May 2008, 21:33, archived)
# SCIENCE, I assume.
(, Wed 21 May 2008, 21:34, archived)
# science is borked then


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(, Wed 21 May 2008, 21:41, archived)
# Only applies to notes printed
since the introduction of the Euro.

So it won't work on Faraday, Dickens or Stephenson BoE notes, but will on Smith, Elgar, Darwin and Fry.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation
(, Wed 21 May 2008, 21:48, archived)
# That explains a lot
but science is still borked


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(, Wed 21 May 2008, 21:55, archived)
# How queer
(, Wed 21 May 2008, 22:06, archived)
# Intriguing.
I wonder how old the Queen would have to be in order for her wrinkles to match the note.
(, Wed 21 May 2008, 21:49, archived)
# yes
software detects banknotes these days

in the same way your printing beaureau's expensive £10/£20K etc printing machines would also do it (as their copies would be good enough to get away with)

and often a service tech will do the demo of "and this is what happens when you try and print money"

photosoup 7 will definately edit banknotes, I suspect home printers over time will realise what they are printing and not print it

of course they might still print it and leave the printer serial number on the printout

but still, it's fun to print out one half of a banknote, write an abusive message on the other side, and put it on the ground and watch twats think they have just scored lucky :D
(, Wed 21 May 2008, 21:57, archived)