How Do Vending Machines Detect Fake Coins?

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MACHINES: HOW THEY WORKThursdays 10/9c on ScienceThis machine can decipher coins with pinpoint accuracy. Light sensors measure the size while electromagnets detect the metal type of the coin.More Machines!http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/machines-how-they-work/Full episodes streaming FREE on Science GO:https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/machines-how-they-work/Subscribe to Science Channel:http://bit.ly/SubscribeScienceCheck out SCI2 for infinitely awesome science videos. Every day.http://bit.ly/SCI2YT

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@XandarYT
@XandarYT 21-11-2024 22:42
In my previous school you had to push and kick the machine from the side if something got stuck
@krash184
@krash184 02-11-2024 04:42
My favorite chips are Chips Demons.
@YASH-zr2sm
@YASH-zr2sm 21-10-2024 21:16
I have come at that point of life where i would watch what goes on inside a vending Machine
@Calvados656
@Calvados656 01-10-2024 20:43
Back when I was in highschool one of our snack vending machines was kinda terrible and some snacks would get stuck (cheezits were one if the biggest culprits).

Fortunately my arm was both long enough and thin enough that I could reach up and pull the snack loose. My friends quickly learned that if it happened to them to come look for me to get it out for them.
@Dclxvi6x3
@Dclxvi6x3 13-09-2024 08:12
When I was a kid, I would smash nickels with a hammer till it was the size of a quarter and take them to the arcade. Believe it or not, it worked every time 🤫
@nightwingb0128
@nightwingb0128 23-08-2024 09:00
So what your telling me is that the vendor at the market turned of the sensor that tells the machine the food made it to the bottom.
@kemowasabi551
@kemowasabi551 18-08-2024 02:48
An absolute engineering marvel.

All for some cheetos.
@WhiteStripesStripiestFan
@WhiteStripesStripiestFan 12-06-2024 20:36
This video is OG certified.
@Uzsjjbs.
@Uzsjjbs. 26-05-2024 20:39
If you've desperate, break the glass.
@gigahertzmedia734
@gigahertzmedia734 18-05-2024 19:16
This is the best animation I've ever seen
@puffythepuffwump
@puffythepuffwump 18-05-2024 11:53
just 3d print metal coins 😈
@devarmont87
@devarmont87 14-03-2024 16:13
So to save anyone's time..
The machine uses a Laser to detect coin width.
Assuming counterfeiters got the faux coins width incorrect
@KennethZikora-ys2hi
@KennethZikora-ys2hi 13-03-2024 01:09
Amazing
@OuterSpawn
@OuterSpawn 27-02-2024 11:10
BRUH why did they go so HARD on this animation 😂
@hasadink.saykeo2854
@hasadink.saykeo2854 01-02-2024 14:03
Always put real cash/coins into the vending machine.
@hasadink.saykeo2854
@hasadink.saykeo2854 01-02-2024 14:01
What an imbecile. No one should ever put fake coins into the vending machine.
@kyleduddleston4123
@kyleduddleston4123 21-01-2024 12:58
I wish the vending machines at work had these light beams. Lol I'm surprised they still function after all of the shaking they go through.
@JohnSmith-fq7hj
@JohnSmith-fq7hj 16-01-2024 09:07
Not like the good old days when you could get slugs from the guy down the street and buy coke and chips at the laundry mat lol
@uhohwhy
@uhohwhy 28-11-2023 20:12
lasers, metal detectors?
LOL what a BS, 99% of vending machines use size and weight only :D
@ashtonmtaylor8990
@ashtonmtaylor8990 16-11-2023 14:33
Hey I had lays and Cole this is cool

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