101 things to do with a $5
Posted by Melissa on | May 5, 2007
1. Fix a slashed tyre on a bike
It seems that the 1988 decision to produce Australian currency in polymer instead of on paper has provided the nation’s citizens with more than indestructible rainbow coloured cash.
Cyclists take note: the $5 is a handy addition to your puncture repair kit.
On a recent rail trail it seemed my luck had run out when puncture number two announced itself with a loud hiss on the homeward stretch. A little ingenuity was needed to protect the tube from foreign (pointy) objects that would make their way in via the gaping hole in my 3-year-old tyres.
Mr Toured-Tibet-On-Two-Wheels suggested using a $5 note as a lining/barrier between the tube and the outside world, a great idea that lasted at least 30 kilometres and was still going strong when I retired the tyres for a shiny new set of Schwalbe marathon tyres (thanks for the recommendation Mr I-Conquered-Alpe-d’Huez).
Calling for other unexpected uses for a $5 (keep it nice).
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May 6th, 2007 @ 9:30 am
If you have a hole in the spray of your tent you could you it as a water resistant patch.
You could make a pair of slacks out of a bunch of $5 by sowing them together. It would be a good representation of how much it costs to buy the goods of a fancy brand.
A few years ago you could use a $5 note to buy two pots of beer. I don’t think you can use $5 notes for this anymore.
May 6th, 2007 @ 9:57 pm
When the new $5 notes first came out the Australian Republican Movement made up stickers with Caroline Chisolm’s face to put over Betty Windsor’s. The woman at the Post Office refused to accept my defaced (refaced?) note.