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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That would make it much easier to fake it

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They can't run it under a tap and see if it falls apart like a real one

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That's a joke right, not something American authorities do?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

The explanation I've heard, is if you lose it (outside), you want it to decompress; not float around eternally for someone to fake your Identity with.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

Yes. It's a joke. But it is a special type of cardboard-like paper that they use, which is crappy to save money.