Foreign Money

‘ONCE upon a time, our grandmothers tell us, money used to burn a hole in your pocket.

All that glisters…

Now, thanks to technological progress, it makes your hands itch instead.

Scientists have warned that the new Euro coins contain 320 times too much nickel, and the Mirror reports that this could cause problems for people with sweaty hands.

The Star and Sport, whose readers are particularly at risk in this respect, maintain a suspicious silence on the issue.

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Posted: 12th, September 2002 | In: Tabloids Comment | TrackBack | Permalink