Happy/Sad 10,000 Yen Note Trick

[Mulboyne]

Always a good ice-breaker in a bar. Even better if you borrow the note.

[Neo-Rio]

That trick's been doing the rounds in the US recently on the $10 bills

[IkemenTommy]

That only works for the older 10,000 yen bills.
Those old fukuzawa yukichis are becoming pretty rare.

[Mulboyne]

That only works for the older 10,000 yen bills.
Those old fukuzawa yukichis are becoming pretty rare.

Works OK on the one's I have...

[Mulboyne]

The old note...

[Akito]

The old note...

Can anybody explain how you do that?

[IkemenTommy]

It's photoshopped

I can make the 10,000 yen bill disappear instantly but it involves going out to Shinjuku Kabukicho

[Mulboyne]

That's not photoshopped. Just paper folding. Not that I could do it.

[IkemenTommy]

Maybe someone can do this

[Greji]

I can make the 10,000 yen bill disappear instantly but it involves going out to Shinjuku Kabukicho

How do you get off for only 10,000?

[IkemenTommy]

10,000 yen is just a start

[Mulboyne]

[Mulboyne]

[sillygirl]

There's another one with the 10 pound note to make it look like the queen is sucking a knob......

[Mulboyne]

A lot of this banknote origami appears to be inspired by the book "Otona no Origami":



Here's one example:





Some of them require more than one banknote. Here are a few more examples: