How does a vending machine distinguish between coins so quickly?

May 16, 2010 - 5:24 pm 2 Comments

What kind of method do machines that take coins to tell which coin it’s getting? And what does it have that prevents people from using 2 x 5 cent coins stuck together as a trick for a $2 coin (australian currency) – Or.. How can it tell?

There is a little man inside that checks them. To David…..are you really that hard up for points that you don’t feel the need to actually answer the questions?

2 Responses to “How does a vending machine distinguish between coins so quickly?”

  1. Samson Simpson Says:

    by the size and weight of the coin.
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  2. nick@night Says:

    There is a little man inside that checks them. To David…..are you really that hard up for points that you don’t feel the need to actually answer the questions?
    References :

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