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Why We Still Need Pennies
Yesterday, I got an indicator on my iMac that the trackpad batteries were low. Apple’s design is so seamless, I couldn’t see where the opening was to remove the batteries. So I googled it and found an illustration with clear instructions which began with, “Use a coin to remove the battery compartment cover.” And I wondered, who keeps coins around anymore?
Sculptural cube made from pennies by Robert Wechsler
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Try doing this outside the US where coins are completely different thicknesses! I use the round end of a key to a padlock.
There’s also a bent paper clip tapes to the underside of my desk for manually ejecting stuck CDs- both dying stationery supplies!
At some point, they’re going to have to revise the directions.
Me! I have large jars of coins and a couple of piggy banks.
Do you have plans for these coins?
I once saw a coffee table where someone used pennies in making it and I thought I could do something like that. I’ve also imagined I could use a jar to bop a robber on the head. I think its probably just a wierd obsessive thing
That’s why I liked the sculpture by Robert Wechsler. It was putting pennies to good use.