Making a penny sandwich

I like how this channel is basically what Nile Blue was supposed to be

taste the sandwich for us

I feel like Nigel shouldn’t be trusted with a 100 ton hydraulic press

I'm reminded of: 1. Stories where people would put coins on railroad tracks, wait for the train to pass, then collect the squished remains 2. Those machines in novelty gift shops that take a penny and squish it with an embossing of something notable. I got one with the USS Enterprise (refit) from Universal Studios once.

Fun Penny Facts: Despite their nearly identical size and mass, Canadian and American Pennies have some pretty significant differences. While both pennies were comprised of copper for most of their modern existence (more accurately, they were generally made of a bronze-like alloy, featuring a composition of mostly copper, mixed with zinc and tin), compositions varied over the years. In 1997, when the price of copper began to outstrip the value of the coin, the Canadian Mint experimented with cheaper alloys. Their first attempt was with copper plated zinc, but know issues with zinc toxicity led them to quickly change to a steel core, plated with copper and nickel in 2000. This means that, despite their coppery appearance, all Canadian pennies minted after the year 2000 are actually magnetic; in fact, all modern Canadian coinage is magnetic. This compares starkly to American coins, which are normally made of copper, nickel, and zinc, and are usually not magnetic. One instance where this was not the case, was in 1943, when, during the peak of WWII, demands for copper for ammunition production was so high, the Americans minted a limited series of steel pennies instead of copper ones. Copper was in such high demand during this time, that spent bullets and cartridges were sometimes salvaged and re-cast in mints for their copper. As a result, some pennies from this era were found to be streaked with brass (another metal commonly used in munitions), and had darker finishes than normal. In 1982, to combat the rising costs of copper, the US Mint decided to switch to a mostly zinc-based alloy for their pennies. This was a controversial decision, because zinc is actually very toxic in large amounts. Children and dogs have been known to swallow coins, and the amount of zinc present in an American penny is known to be potentially fatal to a small mammal. Though Canada discontinued the penny in 2012, they are still technically legal tender; however, there are some caveats. First, technically, only pennies minted after 1982 are still legal tender; any retailer legally has the right to refuse a penny minted in 1981 or earlier. The second, is that you are not allowed to use more than 25 pennies in a single transaction, unless the retailer accepts this voluntarily. Meanwhile back in America, the debate to eliminate the penny continues to this day; despite the worthlessness of the penny, despite the toxicity of the new zinc pennies, and despite the fact that even zinc pennies are still more expensive than they're worth (materials cost about half a penny, but manufacturing and shipping add up to being almost 2 cents per penny), they remain in circulation to this day.

Nigel took the old "placing a coin on rail road tracks" to a whole new level

Oh man... I thought my man Nigel was gonna make bread, peanut butter and jelly out of pennies...

As entertaining and curiosity-sating as this is, please do be careful- something sliding and shooting out of the press could embed or ricochet with unpleasant consequences. As always everyone, remember to respect the machine!

This is what we needed, Canadian hydraulic press channel...

Nigel finished his wood project and now he has no idea what to do with his hydraulic press and it's amazing

Has our boy been hitting the gym?

You're doing it wrong. You're supposed to end a hydraulic press video by squishing a very deadly and dangerous creature made of modeling clay.

Nilered with a beanie can't hurt you, he's not real Nilered with a beanie:

BUFF NIGEL

Nigel just made a very rudimentary minting device. Love it.

A rare footage of the birth of the Canadian Press Channel

'this is the most cutting edge science we've ever done' Goes on to squish coins.

Nile is getting swol. Someone needs to make one of those drawings where hes super buff like they did for walter white and vsauce with that sigma male music

1:12 yes, this is what the people want

nile looks like he's been working out. 😎👍