Destruction of money

[Tom Sawyer]

Sorry guys the thing hick-upped when I was posting and it looked ok in my browser... looked at the code and fixed the problem.

[41mag]

During WWII there were some Russians that burned their currency because it was cheaper than buying wood. I seem to recall some wiki commons images of this.

Personally, I'm curious as to how many FRNs a 7.62 x 39mm could penetrate, but I'm not in a position to find out with my own supply of said FRNs.

I suspect your thinking of the Weimar Republic (Germany).

[cxxguy]

I love the idea of a FiRN BuRN, (and now that I mention it, I also really like the way it looks when typed like that), but I would suggest that you stick to singles.  I will contribute one to the pot.

A burn is a symbolic act.  Just as I would burn the least expensive UN or NAU flag I could find, I think that burning small bills is just fine as an act of defiance.

And you can build a much bigger, prettier fire that way!

I'm not sure I understand the symbolism -- or the physics and chemistry -- of "burning silver".