We can fix UK currency with a £1.75 coin

From Standup Mathematician.

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Here are the print files for Andreas Müller’s Dodeclace – the Dodecahedron necklace. https://makerworld.com/en/models/1300677-dodeclace-the-dodecahedron-necklace#profileId-1332937

And Adam Luter’s design for Industrious Dice. https://www.printables.com/model/1112817-rhombic-tricontahedron-industrious-15-sided-dice (More about the maths here: https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2024/10/17/industrious-dice/ )

Huge thanks to Adam Townsend for all his help. Read his two articles:

"Forget a new £1 coin, we need a £1.23 coin" https://chalkdustmagazine.com/blog/forget-a-new-1-pound-coin-we-need-a-1-pound-23-coin/

"Why self-service machines give such awful change" https://chalkdustmagazine.com/blog/self-service-machines-give-awful-change/

The original "What This Country Needs is an 18¢ Piece" by Jeffrey Shallit https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~shallit/Papers/change2.pdf

Thanks to Rollie for being our USA correspondent. You should all check out Climate Town on the youtube dot com. https://www.youtube.com/climatetown

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If you find a way to generate optimal sets of coins: I’d love to hear about it!

Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They keep me rolling in coin. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths

CORRECTIONS
– None yet, let me know if you spot anything!

Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash
Additional filming by On Location Matt and Climate Town
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Additional material by Adam Townsend
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: http://standupmaths.com/