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minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoHow about their worth in copper? On that note, are they easy to recycle?
minus-squareTragicNotCute@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoThat would be great except they are made of zinc.
minus-squareshplane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoThat’s why I eat them to stave off my next cold. Just as good as Zicam!
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMelt it all down, let it seperate by mass, pour into molds. Energy consumed may not be worth it though.
minus-squarebjorney@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe old ones are copper, not that sorting through a haystack of pennies trying to find the 3.5c needle is a productive use of time
How about their worth in copper?
On that note, are they easy to recycle?
That would be great except they are made of zinc.
That’s why I eat them to stave off my next cold. Just as good as Zicam!
Melt it all down, let it seperate by mass, pour into molds. Energy consumed may not be worth it though.
The old ones are copper, not that sorting through a haystack of pennies trying to find the 3.5c needle is a productive use of time