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| Fake-Meter | ||
| A pocket-sized counterfeit currency detector. |
| ...the so-called fake-meter. This is a pocket device that, when a counterfeit note is passed through a slot, sounds a warning buzzer. As all small boys know, attempts to disassemble the fake-meter are futile; as soon as the case is damaged it destroys itself. |
| Technovelgy from The Killing Machine,
by Jack Vance. Published by Fantastic Fiction (?) in 1964 Additional resources -
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Philip K. Dick solved this problem in a different way; he thought of an idea for currency that could not be duplicated for genetic reasons; see the entry for truffle skins.
Thanks to R. Probert for contributing this item.
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