Canada’s Passports Come Alive With Colorful Imagery When Shone Under UV Light
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Canada is reputed for having some of the nicest scenic sites, maple syrup, doughnuts, coffee, and people in the world. What it’s less known for is that it probably also has the most stunning passports in the world, which illuminate in color in the presence of ultraviolet light.
As they are, the pages of the Canadian passport are pretty intricate with their imagery of national icons. But as a measure against counterfeiting, they’re also embedded with stunning secrets created from optically variable ink, like fireworks and scenery, that show themselves under a black light.
The literal undercover designs have been a point of fascination for a while, but they have recently enamored social media users again—even as borders remain ajar—after a video posted on Reddit went viral.
It’s no secret that governments tirelessly add details to passports and legal tender to prevent forgeries. However, Canada does things differently by investing in aesthetics, too. For the well-traveled in the country, filling out these pages would mean so much more than checking off a bucket list.
Take a maple leaf out of this book, other countries!
Canadian Passport in black light (video) from
Damnthatsinteresting
Black Light and The New Canadian Passport
[via r/Damnthatsinteresting and Digital Synopsis, cover image via Shutterstock]
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