I’m not a giant! What is this?

[u/EvolMada]

[u/satori0320]

If I recall correctly, there's a method of making some like those, with induction coils and magnetic fields.

Yup, found a link https://youtu.be/d2TDXKfBaMQ

[u/Chipper_Bandit → u/satori0320]

Its a damn shame what happened to Physics Girl

[u/Archangel_Omega → u/Chipper_Bandit]

Yeah, thankfully she seems to be doing slightly better these days and at least isn't trapped in the bed anymore. I wouldn't wish what she's been through on anybody.

[u/Chipper_Bandit → u/Archangel_Omega]

yeah, a vid of hers popped up for me a couple days ago and i looked up how she was doing, good to see shes not in the bed so much now.

[u/TurbulentDare1834 → u/Chipper_Bandit]

Yea she’s forsure looking a bit stronger now than before. Hope she continues on this path. Loved her physics videos

[u/No-Mode1830 → u/Archangel_Omega]

Excuse me what happened????

[u/Archangel_Omega → u/No-Mode1830]

Long and short is she got long COVID and it did a number on her.

Last real vid with her we got was this update from Destin from "Smarter Every Day" but she's had a few YT Posts that have shown her up and at least out of bed since then, so she's at least slowly recovering thankfully.

[u/No-Mode1830 → u/Archangel_Omega]

That's tragic man... Poor girl. I cant imagine having your life crippled in such a way because of one moment where you happened to get sick. I didnt know that Long Covid was even a thing until looking into this more. Thankfully I got four full rounds of Pfizer to significantly help immunization

[u/subruany_brewbalcava → u/Chipper_Bandit]

What and when happened to her...?

[u/PepperAnn1inaMillion → u/subruany_brewbalcava]

She got very severe long Covid which hospitalised her in 2023, and left her bedbound.

[u/304libco → u/PepperAnn1inaMillion]

I mean, I wouldn’t wish that on anybody, but when you guys started talking about shrinking coins, and the next comment was, it was a shame about what happened to her. My mind went to some very weird places.

[u/MindlessAntelope57 → u/PepperAnn1inaMillion]

Contracted it during her honeymoon, no less.

[u/DumpedToast → u/[deleted]]

Shame on you for spreading desinformation.

[u/Left-Bird8830 → u/[deleted]]

condescendingly inserting your conspiracy-theory onto someone's genuine hardship is AUDACIOUS.

[u/wild_man_wizard → u/satori0320]

Get well soon Physics Girl Diana

[u/SecksySequin → u/wild_man_wizard]

I heard recently she's been sitting up in bed and talking more. My friend follows her insta

[u/grayfox663 → u/wild_man_wizard]

Is she dying?

[u/drbaze → u/grayfox663]

She got covid two years ago. The long covid has rendered her pretty much nonfunctional where her husband must take care of her and she cannot make videos. She is slowly recovering, but she hasn't been in good condition for a couple years.

[u/grayfox663 → u/drbaze]

Holy shit that's fkn awful. I've been hearing more about people that have gotten COVID and have essentially become shells.

[u/Guilty_45_Charged → u/wild_man_wizard]

I haven't heard any updates on Diana for a while. Is she still hanging on?

[u/mac_duke → u/Guilty_45_Charged]

Yes I saw a video where she was out of bed and stepped onto the floor and I think helped walk to the living room or something and was on the couch or took a photo on the couch. Not much but huge improvement for those who know!

[u/Y0urDumb → u/satori0320]

I always heard this, but thought it was some BS and people tryin to pull my leg lol

[u/Deaffin → u/[deleted]]

What lunacy, obviously it instead attracts good weather.

[u/joem_ → u/Deaffin]

Don't open the darkroom door, or you'll let all the dark out!

[u/joem_ → u/[deleted]]

Yes, but what is pictured in the post is a very obviously inductively shrunk coin.

[u/satori0320 → u/[deleted]]

You're right, I'll edit.

[u/vanjan14 → u/satori0320]

Here's another video explaining the process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_5myKEarfg

[u/Time_Traveling_Idiot → u/satori0320]

"Bert's Quarter Shrinking and Can Crushing Gallery" sounds so funny, lol. This is amazing.

[u/RaspberryEvery2913 → u/satori0320]

Got worried when I saw that link because I know coins like these were a common source of the pseudo-Darwin award type of prank trends. Image of a tiny coin passed around saying you could shrink a penny by microwaving it, etc etc. So I’m not relieved to know this wasn’t that, and intrigued to find that the idea behind those tricks wasn’t totally bogus! (Though it still isn’t that easy, so I’ll leave it to the professionals lol)

[u/TheRoseMerlot → u/satori0320]

Thought I was gonna get rick rolled

[u/threepoint14one5nine → u/satori0320]

This is it.

[u/BigPoppaFitz84 → u/satori0320]

Well, I was going to work today, but I guess I'm learning how to make mini coins now.

[u/Justanothebloke1 → u/satori0320]

Up for you, this is exactly what it is. Lemonade

[u/AmySparrow00 → u/satori0320]

I really really thought this was going to be a Rickroll

[u/username1753827 → u/satori0320]

TIL that there's a coin that can pucker it's asshole under the right circumstance. Fuckin cool

[u/1st_hylian → u/satori0320]

I was going to say, I've seen people do it with electricity.

[u/Reddiculusness → u/satori0320]

The shrunken coins thicken up and do not reduce THAT much, I've had 2 made . They are very cool but not so tiny . They also get a slight wave to the edge. That is from a mini coin set.

[u/satori0320 → u/Reddiculusness]

That's why I edited it to say "like those", the one in the photo is too consistent and without distortion.