A Japanese man spent three weeks collecting a bill that accidentally fell into a shredder (5 photos)

A Japanese man under the nickname Tomo did the almost impossible - he collected a 10,000 yen (about $60) bill that was accidentally passed through a paper shredder. In addition, the bank exchanged the damaged bill for a new one.





A netizen under the nickname Tomo from Japan did the almost impossible - he collected a 10,000 yen bill that was accidentally passed through a paper shredder. According to the guy, his father put an entire envelope through the shredder, forgetting that there was this bill inside. She was torn into thousands of pieces. The guy's father, realizing his mistake, decided to try to capitalize on it: he took home the entire basket of shredded paper from the shredder and told his son that if he could collect the bill and exchange it for a new one, he could keep it for himself.



Tomo began to solve the problem set by his father. It turned out to be more difficult than it seems - he spent a very long time looking for pieces of the bill in a pile of paper. To increase the odds, he took another 10,000 yen bill and placed it under a sheet of clear plastic as a guide. In three weeks, he collected all the pieces that were left over. The result was not a full bill, but the guy was counting on the Bank of Japan to give him a new one in exchange for the damaged one.





The Bank of Japan has a rule for exchanging damaged bills: if more than 2/3 of the banknote remains, it can be exchanged for a full new one. And if there is less than 2/5 of the banknote left, then it cannot be exchanged. Another important criterion is that all parts must belong to one banknote, and the unique number on it must be clearly readable. Although it took some time to verify his shredded bill, he recently shared that the bank exchanged his shredded bill for an identical new one. Tomo's "project" gained great popularity on Japanese social networks.