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ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 12:20 pm Pick up a penny. If it takes you 1 second to grab it up during your travels, you have earned $36.00 an hour for your time. More and more, people discard cents. Edited by ratio411 07/18/2010 12:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 12:50 pm interesting thought... I always pick em up cause you never know what it might be. Report this Post to the Staff
spaceace Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 12:56 pm cool thought, but it is hard to find that many coins laying around. Report this Post to the Staff
Pinenut Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 1:06 pm I find on average six cents a day lying on the ground. Not going to quit my day job. Report this Post to the Staff
lorax Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 1:28 pm I don't think I have ever seen $36 in pennies lying around, I would spend more than a second looking for one to pick up. Report this Post to the Staff
razorear Pillar of the Community United States 613 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 2:25 pm 3600 times an hour, metal detecting is pretty good exercise, but that would be brutal on me. I could stand to lose a pound or two though. Well, really 20. Report this Post to the Staff
mrwisker Pillar of the Community United States 581 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 2:50 pm Sadly some people do not think that picking them up is worth their time to stop and pick them up. I heard a report somewhere....I think on the radio one morning (they do useless factoids sometimes) That if Bill Gates were to drop a a hundred dollar bill, For what he is worth, It would not be worth his effort nor cost effective to stop and pick it up. It would be nice for him to drop a few in front of me now and again. Report this Post to the Staff
mmerc20 Valued Member United States 372 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 3:10 pm The only place I know where there is that much money and tons more is in the water of "It's a Small World" at Disney World. I wish they gave me permission to go there with a bucket and five minutes. I can't imagine how much money is actually there. Mike Report this Post to the Staff
Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 3:12 pm well at least .75, my brother threw in 3 quarters praying that it'll go faster Report this Post to the Staff
RPT Pillar of the Community United States 920 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 3:50 pm I've seen a lot of coins in fountains. I assume they would frown on people wading in to fish them out. Report this Post to the Staff
Neil Pillar of the Community 555 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 3:57 pm Quote: I've seen a lot of coins in fountains. I assume they would frown on people wading in to fish them out Who's going to stop you at 2:00 AM? Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 4:24 pm I just lost $720 reading this. Report this Post to the Staff
captainkurt Pillar of the Community United States 1406 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 4:58 pm I heard a report that the time it takes to see and pick up a penny actually would not even pay minimum wage if you were to find one every step. Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 6:13 pm Quote: If it takes you 1 second to grab it up during your travels, you have earned $36.00 an hour for your time. If it takes you six seconds, that's $6.00 an hour. That's less than minimum wage. It would sure take quick reflexes to bend to ground level, grab a coin, and stand back up; all done in one second's time! Report this Post to the Staff
stacksilver79 Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 6:41 pm Too much exercise for even that kind of money. Can I put gum on the bottom of my shoes and pick them up that way? Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 07/18/2010 8:34 pm Well, I never said that you would find that many laying around. Just that you make good money for that one moment that you pick one up that is laying in your path. I pick up any that I find. I love walking junkyards (I am into cars) and when I stop at a car to check out the parts, I usually find piles of pennies, and sometimes larger coinage. I often leave my favorite junkyard with at least 100 pennies everytime I visit. A couple times I have left with around 5 bux when I luck up on larger demoninations. Then I sort the zinc, copper, and the occaisional wheatie. I don't know why I posted this. Just for fun I guess. Edit: To clarify... I don't go to the yard and look in every car. I only look in cars that peak my interest, and when I do, I just grab the change out of that car. I go for the cars, not the change. The coins are just a side benefit. I could probably haul some good money if I went through every single car there just for coins, but then I'd also feel like I was ripping off the yard owner taking so much money. This guy doesn't have to let me roam his yard. It's not a 'u-pull' type yard. Edited by ratio411 07/18/2010 8:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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