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>All bills are the same size and color, making them Very hard to distinguish at a glance Well, they do have different numbers on them. Different pictures too.

by pravda 10y ago

>All bills are the same size and color, making them Very hard to distinguish at a glance Well, they do have different numbers on them. Different pictures too. I find them easy to distinguish at a glance.

Symbiote 10y ago
Compare American banknotes to other countries. Take British banknotes for example: http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/great-britain/great-britain-389.JPG http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/great-bri... These have clearly been designed to be distinguished. They're different sizes and different colours. One side has a bold number and a bold shape (circle/diamond/square). The other has a monochrome (but not black!) portrait, plus a picture with reasonable contrast. The Danish notes have the same features, but with brighter colours and a less ornate design: http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/denmark/denmark-65.JPG http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/denmark/d... By comparison, the American notes all look very similar. A black-and-white portrait of a man, centred, with a black circle to the left and a green circle to the right, with dark borders to the top and bottom. Numbers are in a traditional, unclear font. Slight colouring exists on some values, but only in the background, and the colours aren't far from a green-brown. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/USDnotes.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/USDnotes... Pick random countries from here: http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/catalog.html http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/catalog.html
lorenzhs 10y ago
Sure it isn't hard to figure out the denomination of a given bank note, but that's not what I'm talking about. If I shuffle the notes in your wallet and tell you to get a 20 out, you'll have to go through them one by one. If you do the same with mine, I go for the medium sized blue note. Related: how do blind people distinguish dollar notes? I know a blind guy who recognises euro denominations by their size very reliably.

by pravda 10y ago

Symbiote 10y ago

Compare American banknotes to other countries. Take British banknotes for example: http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/great-britain/great-britain-389.JPG http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/great-bri... These have clearly been designed to be distinguished. They're different sizes and different colours. One side has a bold number and a bold shape (circle/diamond/square). The other has a monochrome (but not black!) portrait, plus a picture with reasonable contrast. The Danish notes have the same features, but with brighter colours and a less ornate design: http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/denmark/denmark-65.JPG http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes-pictures/denmark/d... By comparison, the American notes all look very similar. A black-and-white portrait of a man, centred, with a black circle to the left and a green circle to the right, with dark borders to the top and bottom. Numbers are in a traditional, unclear font. Slight colouring exists on some values, but only in the background, and the colours aren't far from a green-brown. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/USDnotes.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/USDnotes... Pick random countries from here: http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/catalog.html http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/catalog.html

lorenzhs 10y ago

Sure it isn't hard to figure out the denomination of a given bank note, but that's not what I'm talking about. If I shuffle the notes in your wallet and tell you to get a 20 out, you'll have to go through them one by one. If you do the same with mine, I go for the medium sized blue note. Related: how do blind people distinguish dollar notes? I know a blind guy who recognises euro denominations by their size very reliably.