Optical Mice Used To Detect Counterfeit Coins 123
JimXugle writes "El Mundo reports that Spanish researchers at The University of Lleida have used a modified optical mouse to detect counterfeit €2 coins (Original article, in Spanish) with a success rate comparable to that of an expert trained to do so. Details are to be published freely in the journal Sensors."
Genius you see... (Score:5, Funny)
The laser from the mouse will heat up the chocolate inside of counterfeit coins, thus exposing the fakes and creating a mess.
Re:Who counterfiets 2-Euro coins anyways? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Genius you see... (Score:2, Funny)
My mouse has a laser diode.
Newer Mac mice are cybernetic, touch sensitive because it has a real piece of scrotum skin stretched over the surface.
Re:How does it compare to a vending machine? (Score:3, Funny)
"It's complementary"
'What a lovely counterfeit'?
Re:How does it compare to a vending machine? (Score:5, Funny)
Complement: to make complete.
Compliment: to tell a falsehood.
Re:How does it compare to a vending machine? (Score:4, Funny)
I don't know where you learned the meaning of compliment, but I am in awe.
Re:How does it compare to a vending machine? (Score:3, Funny)
Stop lying.
Re:who would go through the trouble? (Score:5, Funny)
Counterfeit $100s can be identified by the absence of cocaine residue.:)
Re:Genius you see... (Score:3, Funny)
A real mouse works for that too - they'll happily gnaw through the metallic shell to get at the tasty chocolate inside.