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Do you have a source for that Coinstar playing jangly coin sounds?? I would love to read more about that.
by nik_0_0 15y ago
Do you have a source for that Coinstar playing jangly coin sounds?? I would love to read more about that.
- philwelch 15y agoWell, this is embarrassing: I remembered that story from somewhere, and it turns out somewhere was another Hacker News thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2007818 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2007818
- JamesAn 15y ago"Counting 600 coins per minute, Coinstar machines detect the metal content of the coin, as well as the size to accurately identify the coin denomination - and efficiently sort out all kinds of debris typically found in consumer coin. The company has found paper clips, key chains, wedding bands, gum wrappers, even teeth, all of which are identified quickly as non-coin." http://web.archive.org/web/20100324183932/http://www.coinstar.com/US/WebDocs/A3-2-2 http://web.archive.org/web/20100324183932/http://www.coinsta...