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The Weird Reason This Supersized Quarter Exists

After reconnecting with effects artist Martin Meunier, Adam shares an amazing prop he recently received from his former colleague: a giant metal quarter! Adam explains the many different ways a propmaker could make such a piece to hold up to close-up camera scrutiny, and demonstrates its ability to spin on a table like the real thing! Martin Meunier's groundbreaking stop-motion work on Coraline: https://youtu.be/k1kSZSdZmeQ Martin's restoration of the Cain robot from Robocop 2: https://youtu.be/tg4KtybPbSg Shot by Adam Savage and edited by Norman Chan Music by Jinglepunks Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://adamsavage.com/ About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about Meet Adam in Person: https://www.tested.com/events Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testedcom/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/testedcom TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@testedcom Discord: https://www.discord.gg/tested Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/adamsavagestested Audio Described and Accessible Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtitKU0CAeiQLgj4PZ9onSW6YXIz5ADR Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching!

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After reconnecting with effects artist Martin Meunier, Adam shares an amazing prop he recently received from his former colleague: a giant metal quarter! Adam explains the many different ways a propmaker could make such a piece to hold up to close-up camera scrutiny, and demonstrates its ability to spin on a table like the real thing! Martin Meunier's groundbreaking stop-motion work on Coraline: https://youtu.be/k1kSZSdZmeQ Martin's restoration of the Cain robot from Robocop 2: https://youtu.be/tg4KtybPbSg Shot by Adam Savage and edited by Norman Chan Music by Jinglepunks Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://adamsavage.com/ About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about Meet Adam in Person: https://www.tested.com/events Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testedcom/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/testedcom TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@testedcom Discord: https://www.discord.gg/tested Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/adamsavagestested Audio Described and Accessible Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtitKU0CAeiQLgj4PZ9onSW6YXIz5ADR Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching!