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+//i swear i'll update the colors next time ;-;
+
+//to do: atm
+
+elements.generic_dollar = {
+    color: "#4f9e56",
+    behavior: [
+        "XX|XX|XX",
+        "XX|FX%0.25|XX",
+        "M2%15|M1%15|M1%15",
+    ],
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 230,
+    stateHigh: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    burn: 20,
+    burnTime: 200,
+    burnInto: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    breakInto: "confetti",
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}
+elements.generic_coin = {
+    color: "#989b9e",
+    behavior: behaviors.POWDER,
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 1175,
+    stateHigh: "cupro_nickel",
+    density: 8950,
+    conduct: 0.8,
+    hardness: 0.7,
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}  
+elements.u_s_dollar = {
+    color: ["#8caa7d"],
+    //stole this color from ryan's spring.js
+    behavior: [
+        "XX|XX|XX",
+        "XX|FX%0.25|XX",
+        "M2%15|M1%15|M1%15",
+    ],
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 230,
+    stateHigh: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    burn: 20,
+    burnTime: 200,
+    burnInto: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    breakInto: "confetti",
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}
+//apparently us coins are made of copper and nickel aka cupro-nickel  
+elements.u_s_coin = {
+    color: "#7f8082",
+    behavior: behaviors.POWDER,
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 1175,
+    stateHigh: "cupro_nickel",
+    density: 8950,
+    conduct: 0.8,
+    hardness: 0.7,
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}  
+elements.cupro_nickel = {
+    color: "#995829",
+    behavior: behaviors.MOLTEN,
+    category: "states",
+    state: "liquid",
+    temp: 1300,
+    tempLow: 1175,
+    stateLow: "coin",
+    density: 7900,
+    viscosity: 1000,
+    conduct: 0.8,
+}
+if (!elements.molten_copper.reactions) elements.molten_nickel.reactions = {};
+elements.molten_copper.reactions.molten_nickel = { elem1: "cupro_nickel", elem2: null }
+
+elements.euro = {
+    color: "#ba7fb4",
+    behavior: [
+        "XX|XX|XX",
+        "XX|FX%0.25|XX",
+        "M2%15|M1%15|M1%15",
+    ],
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 230,
+    stateHigh: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    burn: 20,
+    burnTime: 200,
+    burnInto: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    breakInto: "confetti",
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}
+elements.euro_coin = {
+    color: "#9e8957",
+    behavior: behaviors.POWDER,
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 1175,
+    stateHigh: "nordic_gold",
+    density: 8950,
+    conduct: 0.8,
+    hardness: 0.7,
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}   
+elements.a_u_dollar = {
+    color: "#9e5798",
+    behavior: [
+        "XX|XX|XX",
+        "XX|FX%0.25|XX",
+        "M2%15|M1%15|M1%15",
+    ],
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 230,
+    stateHigh: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    burn: 20,
+    burnTime: 200,
+    burnInto: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    breakInto: "confetti",
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}
+elements.a_u_coin = {
+    color: "#85754c",
+    behavior: behaviors.POWDER,
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 1175,
+    stateHigh: "cupro_nickel",
+    density: 8950,
+    conduct: 0.8,
+    hardness: 0.7,
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}
+elements.chocolate_coin = {
+    color: "#472b19",
+    behavior: behaviors.POWDER,
+    category: "food",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 31,
+    stateHigh: ["melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate",  "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "melted_chocolate", "gold_coin"],
+    density: 1325,
+    isFood: true,
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05},
+    }
+}
+elements.s_g_dollar = {
+    color: "#e3a32b",
+    behavior: [
+        "XX|XX|XX",
+        "XX|FX%0.25|XX",
+        "M2%15|M1%15|M1%15",
+    ],
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 230,
+    stateHigh: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    burn: 20,
+    burnTime: 200,
+    burnInto: ["ash", "smoke", "smoke", "smoke"],
+    breakInto: "confetti",
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}
+elements.s_g_coin = {
+    color: "#c8cbcc",
+    behavior: behaviors.POWDER,
+    category: "currency",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 1175,
+    stateHigh: ["cupro_nickel", "nordic_gold"],
+    density: 8950,
+    conduct: 0.8,
+    hardness: 0.7,
+    reactions: {
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.05}
+    }
+}
+elements.nordic_gold = {
+    color: "#b09b61",
+    behavior: behaviors.WALL,
+    category: "solids",
+    state: "solid",
+    tempHigh: 1175,
+    stateHigh: "molten_nordic_gold",
+    conduct: 0.8,
+}
+elements.molten_nordic_gold = {
+    color: "#a1742d",
+    behavior: behaviors.MOLTEN,
+    category: "states",
+    state: "liquid",
+    temp: 1300,
+    tempLow: 1175,
+    stateLow: "coin",
+    density: 7900,
+    viscosity: 1000,
+    conduct: 0.8,
+}
+if (!elements.molten_aluminum.reactions) elements.molten_bronze.reactions = {};
+elements.molten_aluminum.reactions.molten_bronze = { elem1: "molten_nordic_gold", elem2: null }
+
+elements.greedy_block = {
+    color: "#ffdd00",
+    behavior: behaviors.WALL,
+    category: "special",
+    state: "solid",
+    reactions: {
+        "generic_dollar": {elem2: null},
+        "generic_coin": {elem2: null},
+        "u_s_dollar": {elem2: null},
+        "u_s_coin": {elem2: null},
+        "euro": {elem2: null},
+        "euro_coin": {elem2: null},
+        "a_u_dollar": {elem2: null},
+        "a_u_coin": {elem2: null},
+        "s_g_dollar": {elem2: null},
+        "s_g_coin": {elem2: null},
+        "chocolate_coin": {elem2: null},
+        "gold_coin": {elem2: null},
+        "diamond": {elem2: null},
+        "head": {elem1: null, chance: 0.2},
+        "body": {elem1: null, chance: 0.2},
+    }
+}
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