Millions of dimes spill onto Texas highway after truck rolls

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Spare change anyone?

Cha-ching! Millions of dimes spill onto Texas highway after truck rolls

Authorities say millions of coins spilled onto a Texas highway this week after a tractor-trailer hauling $800,000 in dimes rolled over in an accident.

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Millions of coins spilled onto a Texas highway this week after a tractor-trailer hauling $800,000 in dimes rolled over in an accident, authorities said.

The spillage led to the closure of a portion of the southbound lanes of U.S. 287 in Alvord for about half a day as workers got on their hands and knees to pick up the coins in addition to using brooms and shovels and large industrial vacuums.

The tractor-trailer rolled onto its side at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday after veering off the road and overcorrecting, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The highway reopened at about 7 p.m. that day, DPS said.

Semi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanup

That's approximately eight million dimes, and even despite the help of vacuums, some had to be picked up by hand.

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[1srelluc]

Only 400K really as it costs five cents to make a dime.

 

[initforme]

Free money for those who stopped to collect it.

 

[Crepitus]

Spare change anyone?

Cha-ching! Millions of dimes spill onto Texas highway after truck rolls

Authorities say millions of coins spilled onto a Texas highway this week after a tractor-trailer hauling $800,000 in dimes rolled over in an accident.

apnews.com

Millions of coins spilled onto a Texas highway this week after a tractor-trailer hauling $800,000 in dimes rolled over in an accident, authorities said.

The spillage led to the closure of a portion of the southbound lanes of U.S. 287 in Alvord for about half a day as workers got on their hands and knees to pick up the coins in addition to using brooms and shovels and large industrial vacuums.

The tractor-trailer rolled onto its side at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday after veering off the road and overcorrecting, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The highway reopened at about 7 p.m. that day, DPS said.

Semi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanup

That's approximately eight million dimes, and even despite the help of vacuums, some had to be picked up by hand.

www.thedrive.com

Quick math says that over 40,000 pounds.

 

[Darkwind]

So, we'll now know who can stop on a dime!


I'll show Myself out, thanks.

 

[ozro]

 

[Dekster]

Don't tell Trump. He'll want to ban them too.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Quick math says that over 40,000 pounds.

Very good, lad. If you add in the dunnage, it's a bit more than that. Since most empty tractor trailers weigh roughly 35,000 and gross out at 80,000, that leaves 45,000 for freight. So like you said, a bit more than 40,000lbs plus dunnage.

8 million dimes.