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The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia

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334 points andrewl | 2 comments | 12 Nov 25 16:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.013s | source
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didgetmaster ◴[12 Nov 25 16:40 UTC] No.45902279[source]▶
Many are reporting this as if failing to mint new pennies each year is going to produce some kind of shortage. There are billions of pennies sitting in drawers or jars in homes across the nation (I certainly have one with about a thousand pennies in it).

I doubt anyone who needs a penny will be unable to find one within the next 100 years.

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1. embedding-shape ◴[12 Nov 25 17:49 UTC] No.45903245[source]▶
> I doubt anyone who needs a penny will be unable to find one within the next 100 years.

Based on my experience with the universe, this ability of being able to find something whenever you need it, only happens until you start expecting it and when you really need it, you're not gonna be able to find it anywhere. Maybe "Murphy's law" isn't what I'm looking for but something similar? For when what you really need is no longer there, universe always works against you? Can't recall.

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2. johnisgood ◴[12 Nov 25 18:12 UTC] No.45903593[source]▶
Selective attention or confirmation bias with a hint of cosmic irony?