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Why it worked

The video likely performed well due to its intriguing premise of a coin hack, combined with clear visual explanations and a surprising twist about the economic impact on Japan. The use of animation made the complex process easy to understand and engaging.

Summary

A video demonstrates how a modified South Korean coin, drilled with holes to mimic the size and weight of a Japanese 500 yen coin, could trick a vending machine into accepting it. However, the modified coin was worth significantly less, leading to a net loss for the user and a problem for Japan's vending machine industry.

Structure

1Drilling holes in a South Korean coin
2Inserting the modified coin into a Japanese vending machine
3The machine accepts the coin, dispensing a drink and change
4The modified coin's lower actual value is revealed
5Vending machines across Japan start refusing the modified coins
6Japan had lost money and introduced new coins with unique metal mixtures

Product placement

South Korean coin (acts: used as currency, but is modified to trick a vending machine, changing its value; removing it changes the video's premise) Japanese vending machine (acts: accepts currency, dispenses product, returns change; removing it removes the central conflict) ¥500 coin (acts: represents the target currency for the vending machine; removing it changes the value comparison) South Korean flag (appears: shown briefly, does not affect video content) Japanese flag (appears: shown briefly, does not affect video content)

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Foreign Coin Crashed Japans Vending Machines 😵 #fyp #3danimation #vendingmachine #xyzbca #LearnOnTikTok

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He drilled a hole into a South Korean coin then slid it into a Japanese vending machine rolled down and a sensor weighed it and because the modified coin was the same size and weight as the ¥500 coin the machine accepted it 500 YEN But his coin -75 YEN ten times less -50 YEN meaning he got a drink and real Japanese money back for nothing +450 ¥ In no time these modified coins were found in machines across Japan so most of them started refusing ¥500 coins entirely But the country had already lost a lot of money so they minted new coins with a mixture that no other coin could match

Transcript

He drilled a hole into a South Korean coin then slid it into a Japanese vending machine rolled down and a sensor weighed it and because the modified coin was the same size and weight as the ¥500 coin the machine accepted it 500 YEN But his coin -75 YEN ten times less -50 YEN meaning he got a drink and real Japanese money back for nothing +450 ¥ In no time these modified coins were found in machines across Japan so most of them started refusing ¥500 coins entirely But the country had already lost a lot of money so they minted new coins with a mixture that no other coin could match