The $100 Trillion Currency Collapse
A six-minute economic-history explainer that turns hyperinflation into ATM queues, bread prices, animated charts and banknotes.
By @PolyMatter for PolyMatterRuns 11:28
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Why it works
At 0:26–0:46, queues and an ATM make a monetary failure feel personal before the numbers arrive. A climbing exchange-rate chart and bread-shop queue around 0:58–1:09 coincide with the strongest replay peak at 1:01.9–1:08.8. At 4:29, a two-part rule gives the later footage and banknote graphics a clear causal frame.
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