genuine question, because I forgot a $20 with the laundry at work and I don’t know if the laundry is going to look green or if I’m going to get a white $20 back and clean clothes…

  • jeffw@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I think the washing resistance is more so to prevent counterfeiting in which people bleach bills and print them to be higher denominations.

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      7 months ago

      It functions that way as well, but durability for every day use is also a consideration in the material choice. Bills being uncounterfeitable isn’t particularly useful if they’re constantly being removed from circulation because someone left a bill in their jeans when they washed them.