Turn your unwanted coins into chain mail for your Halloween or cosplay costume
There’s great debate in this country about whether or not we should keep the penny as a form of U.S. currency. On the one hand, the penny is an iconic coin, a tribute to one of our greatest presidents, and incredibly fun to throw into fountains. On the other hand, the penny can be dangerous to pets and children, inflation has rendered it virtually worthless, and it actually costs more money to manufacture a penny than its face value. If we did decide to stop using the penny, however, what would we do with all the pennies currently in circulation? We would use them to create awesome chain mail, of course. In a recent video, YouTuber The Q demonstrates how to turn your pocket change into decorative chain mail. Warning: Coin chain mail will not protect you from swords, cross bows, and other weapons.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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