Canada's new $100 bills may melt before you can spend them

Now let's not talk a lot of nonsense. Only an idiot would try to burn currency.What did you do with the "old" paper bills? What do you expect if you put a flame to something? If you play with fire,you will get burned......I guess there was a reason for this saying!!
I have been to Australia & they have had these polymer notes for about 10 years.

I have constructed and work with a couple of 3D printers, they extrude PLA plastic and in some cases other polymer materials.
The temperature needed to melt the PLA is 230 F.
Not to sure but last I checked that temperature is a little extreme for day to day living, I suppose a heater could hit that temp, but really why would you place a $100 on a heater anyway?

'Money to burn'

or

'A fool and his money are soon parted'

think these people are related to the people who all had the toyotas that sped up and had fender benders. Always someone looking for a way to make a little money. Money by a heater, give me a break.

Theres an old bar trick where you place a bill on someones hand and put a lit match on it. If they can hold the bill for a certain amount of time they can keep it. The old paper bills would not burn and quickly heated your marks hand so much they would drop it. Don't do it with a new bill. They melt rapidly.

You may dismiss this as a "stupid bar trick". I say its stupid that we now have an inferior product. Rob says the plastic doesn't melt until 230F? Paper doesn't burn until 451F.

So someone accidently put their wallet on a toaster, or left cash near a heater, or left money in their pocket and washed it. It happens. And in the past our currency was designed for durability for all of the accidents that happen in our daily lives. New bills were designed to protect against counterfeiting and simply don't cut it in the durability department.

People who carry large amounts of cash should be more aware of the location and the environment they keep their money in; It's just good common sense, regardless if you carry paper or plastic bills.
Furthermore, The long-term durability issue isn't really that much of a factor considering the world economy will be all digital in 20 years.

These new bills are garbage in my opinion. I had a new 50 dollar bill that accidentally went through the washing machine and dryer. Needless to say, the new plastic 50 dollar bill shrank to about 80% of the original. It looked like play money compared to a normal paper bill. 50 dollar bills i don't leave too often in my pocket, but 5 and 10 bills I do. Sometimes I forget to check my pockets when washing so this could cost me and everyone else. If the government is making a bill to go through a washing machine, the least the can do is make it able to go through the dryer.

Here's a tip. Don't be stupid and put your wallet on an hot toaster. You are just asking for trouble. Don't be so careless leaving big money around everywhere, and you could potentially avoid a crap load of problems. However, if this is happening to a lot of people and we all do make mistakes like leaving money in our pockets, etc. then there has to be a problem in the making of the bills. But then, if paper is so easy to catch fire, why didn't we lose all our regular money in flames? I'm not a rocket scientist, I can't tell you.

I am Australian and we have had these bills for about 15 years, no one has destroyed them in the ways described here in this article. I personally have accidently left them in my pocket when putting pants through the washing machine and they have come out fine. Over time these bills will fade but certianly not destruct.

As meantioned earlier we have had these bills for 15 years and we did have paper bills before that. I do prefer having polymer bills over the old paper bills, much more durable.

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Next thing you know, some moron will leave a polymer bill next to a heater or on a wram toaster, take it in his hand and lightly burn himself. Then he'll sue the government. The government will then need to imprint a "warning" sign on the polymer bills advising idiots to keep them away from excessive heat or certain heat producing appliances/equipment. Darwin will then be rolling in his grave and the stupidity of humankind.

Haven't seen money for .... I can't remember how many years now.... 5..... 10 ....15??? People still use cash? Oooooo, now there is a word I haven't used for ..... ????

A bit of an insult to our sovereignty to call our notes "Canadian Benjamins"

I don't think they really thought this through. Had a co-worker who was out $100 when these came out. Yes, you can forget them in your pocket and wash them by accident, but they don't do well in the dryer and yes they will melt. Their dryer now has a $100 bill melted to the insides and won't come off. With how hot it can get in the car, and even in your wallet in your pocket (This is true as on a hot day, I can take my wallet out of my pocket and it will be hot and I can have papers instead that will be soggy and ruined and can't read what I wrote on them anymore), I can see this money not lasting like they said and be a problem. That and still most of the machines out there cannot still read and accept them. May need to rethink this one and come up with another solution. It was the same when they changed the bills before with the new strips through them or the toonies, there were issues that will need to be fixed.

Not only do they not do well in they dryer (yes I have mistakenly put the bills in the dryer), they stick together. As a waitress this is an issue and it will be a bigger issue when the $20`s, $5`s. and 10`s come out.I have found myself having to count the money over and over to ensure that they are not sticking and sometimes they do and it can cost people large amounts of money. Furthermore, once they have been in the dryer if they dont shrink they are more brittle and rip easy. I think that new bills should be scrapped.

While I'm Canadian, I have been living in Australia for a bit less than a decade now and have experience with both types of bills. Canada really needs to check the chemical composition of the currency to see if it matches that of the Australian currency. I have forgotten to remove money from my car for weeks in the tropical part of Australia during the summer months and never had my money melt. I've also put the money in the drier and never had it melt. The Canadian mint has obviously made a mistake somewhere in the production. The only problem the Australian bills have is that as mentioned, they can stick together. However, this is mostly only an issue if they are wet, as when they are dry a quick flick of the fingers to make sure they're not stuck together (which you should be doing with paper bills anyway) is usually sufficient.

Folks - one BIG point being missed here! If you do manage to damage a bank note, under any circumstances, paper or polymer - take the remains to your bank, or send them to the Bank Of Canada, and they will be replaced!

BTW, I watched a news story on 'melted' notes this week. The reporter tried everything listed here, and nothing happened. She only finally damaged a note with a hair iron.

This reminds me when the 2 dollar coin came out some idiots insisted that the center of them came out , only with extreme force, I find theres always nay sayers around they have nothing better to do than complain about everything. They must have a real sad life.

Well lets see if i leave chocolate in my car it melts, if i light my newspaper on fire it burns

Can someone tell me why on earth people would be stupid enough not to make sure their money is in a safe place

Just a thought.

What a stupid problem and it costs us 0.19 cents to produce this problem.

Best way to avoid inflation is to destroy the currency. By the time your polymer bills are old and creaky they won't have any buying power and you'll be glad you can burn them by the bushels when society bites the big one. Remember the Weimar Republic! Love Earl

Its 2012 folks and you can get this rite?

There are 34.1262 Million people in Canada... Some one has to have a solution some ware.... Jeez wiz...

Wow, I just wasted 5 minutes reading all this and I could have been outside enjoying the nice weather, picking delicious raspberries and soaking up some sun. Well, now I will. And I wont forget my $100's out there! Enjoy the rest of your day everyone!

Cash is King!!! Death to Debit and those that pay with it!!!

I have seen some pretty stupid comments here and believe me,they are stupid.I am 80 yrs young and have never washed or burned a bill in my life. I generally keep track of my money.

Oh Well same old cry babies with nothing to do. Only complain about things they do not understand. Change is good for all.

perhaps all these problem bills are counterfit?

1- Keep your money safe people. It doesn't grow on trees. And didn't your mother ever tell you to check your laundry before putting it in the dryer? It takes literally 2 seconds to do and would avoid me hearing your complaints.

2- What type of moron puts his wallet on a toaster?!?!?! Really people? You couldn't find ANYWHERE else in your entire house?

3- And to the people carrying around x8 of 100$ bills, if it doesn't melt (as you say), you're gonna get mugged! So why don't you go put it in the bank!!! That's what they're for. Don't worry, you can still use it with your debit, credit or whatever card!

4- And finally STOP COMPLAINING about STUPID issues. There are far more worse things going on in the world!!!!

The only thing that I've noticed shrinking my money............ is taxes

Only thing that I have observed shrinking my money is........taxes