March 8, 2007 - Spare Change Trivia

The automobile is the most recycled consumer product in the world with 95% of all vehicles being reclaimed. About 750 million pounds of scrap are reclaimed by the automotive recycling industry each and every month.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

A lot of pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters are lost in those junked cars. Exactly how much in loose change is recoved from the average scrapped vehicle?


TRIVIA ANSWER:

According to the April 2007 edition of Popular Mechanics Magazine... The average scrapped vehicle contains $1.65 in change. The legal tender is retrived by the auto recycler who sells the coins back to the U.S. Mint at a per-pound rate that's close to face value.


Congratulations to Oliver, KD6NIW for getting closest to the correct answer (without going over). Here's the list of folks who checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to tonight's Trivia Question.

>>>>>>>> NET CHECK IN's <<<<<<<<

* WB6A - Pat - $5.25
* WB6ATV - Ron - $2.75
* KE6CZH - Robert - $100.00
* KG6DBL - Bill - $1.79
* W6DTS - Ted - $9.95
* K6FCC - Khalil - $5.29
* KB6IS - Madeline - $2.78
* KD6JEV - John - $3.19
* N6KAS - Andy - $o.13
* KG6KTC - Leon - $5.00
* NY6L - Jay - $1.98
* K6LMN - Roger - $5.00
* KE6MSS - Thomas - $6.69
* N6NGU - Lee - $0.73
* KD6NIW - Oliver - $1.43
* W6NVY - Gary - $0.02
* KD6OBM - Jason - $5.00
* KF6PIH - Scott - $5.00
* K6QVZ - Joe - $5.00
* KG6RDA - Sidney - $0.50
* KG6TRR - Bob - $1.75
* AD6UP - Louie - $2.90
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer (Early Check In)
* KF6ZQM - Harry - No Answer (Checked in By KG6RDA)
* N6ZZK - Theo - $3.24
* WA6JWF - Joey - $3.00
* KG6NIF - Woody - No Answer
* KI6CGF - Don - $7.90

Thanks to ALL who checked in tonight.

73. de N6CIZ.