Monday, December 13, 2010

Whimsy Souvenir Coin Masher

What Could Chey Be Looking At?
Written 13 December, 2010

Whimsy Souvenir Coin Masher


I've always been a sucker for those machines, found in truck stops and gift shops, that will, for fifty cents or a dollar,  mash your penny into a souvenir.

Here's an ugly machine:


I like this one a lot better:


I like it so much, in fact, that I kept it in mind when making a penny masher for Whimsy.


When you pay the machine $1L, the lever at the left stops with a clang (you can hear the penny dropping), wheels turn, and the press descends upon the penny...


... mashing it into your souvenir...



The newly-minted coin pops into the chute at the bottom of the machine...


.. and the machine gives you a copy.

When you wear the coin, your avatar gets a happy spinning animation:


You can get your souvenir coin here.

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