#1Jan 18th, 2013
Ya know...you should probably CHECK THESE THINGS OUT FIRST...just sayin'.
And sure, it could pass for a Red Maple but still.
Canada’s new polymer $20 bills have been rapped for melting and not working in vending machines.
Now, botanists say one of the maple leaves on the note shows a Norway maple, which is not native to Canada.
“It’s rather sad. It’s not the first time that it’s happened,” said Julian Starr, a botany professor at the University of Ottawa who specializes in plant identification and classification. “It’s almost Canadian in the fact that we can’t even get our symbols right.”
yadda yadda
$20 bill
And sure, it could pass for a Red Maple but still.
Canada’s new polymer $20 bills have been rapped for melting and not working in vending machines.
Now, botanists say one of the maple leaves on the note shows a Norway maple, which is not native to Canada.
“It’s rather sad. It’s not the first time that it’s happened,” said Julian Starr, a botany professor at the University of Ottawa who specializes in plant identification and classification. “It’s almost Canadian in the fact that we can’t even get our symbols right.”
yadda yadda
$20 bill