Well, here's a story to fill your random Nintendo ephemera quota for the day: someone has micro-engraved Diddy Kong onto a 1 cent coin. You know, as you do.
As shown off by @VolksDK on Twitter, a friend (later identified in the Twitter thread) used a process known as 'ion milling' which apparently strips layers of atoms and enables you to engrave incredibly tiny things on objects of your choosing — things that look like a mere speck to the naked eye.
While doing important lab work or engraving your belongings with identifying markings might be what some people would choose to do with one of these marvellous machines, it seems that @allypaca13 wanted to pay tribute to their favourite Kong instead. We're assuming that's the case, because why would anyone choose a wrong Kong for this sort of thing when Diddy is obviously the best candidate, right? Right?
Observe the following pics as we zoom in on ol' Honest Abe's right shoulder to find the Diddiest of Kongs...
"Why would you do this?" you might ask, to which we would counter with "Why wouldn't you do this?".
Well, there's almost certainly some 'ye olde' law pertaining to defacing currency, but if you're looking for ways to ever-so-subtly enhance the stuff you have jangling around in your pockets, we can't think of anything we'd like more than a micro-etched Diddy Kong. A micro-etched Funky Kong, perhaps. Dixie at a push. Kiddy is right out, though.
There's a rumour that Nintendo EPD is working on a secret Donkey Kong game, so we're pleased to see Diddy keeping good company in the meantime. We're big fans of Diddy, you see. In fact, our intrepid video team decided to rank all the Kongs a while back, so if you're interested to find exactly how highly he ranks in our esteem — or if you've got an hour to kill and want to fill it with Kongs for some ungodly reason — check out the video below:
Diddy on a penny, eh? Let us know where else you'd be pleasantly surprised to find a Diddy below.
Comments (59)
Looks nothing like Diddy Kong, you could have said it was a Teenage Ninja Turtle, and I would have still believed you.
The picture looks pretty doctored, or is that the point of the article? Why would someone waste thousands of dollars on an ion milling machine, just for this?
Looks more like Dixie kong, imo.
Back in my day, 20 microns were all we needed for our game sprites!
Wouldn't Diddy being on a penny make him p Diddy?
Why wouldn’t you just put Diddy Kongs face right over Lincoln’s? Then you’d have a sweet marky mark/planet of the apes tribute
I was going to tell you guys a pun about this article, but it didn’t make any cents
@GrailUK lol
Damn why are the comments so critical? This is really cool and kudos to allypaca13 for paying tribute in his righteous place. I wonder what his other work is like, because he clearly didn't buy or has accrss to an ion milling machine just for this.
@johnvboy lol. It does look more like ninja turtles
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i mean, the real honest abe had a diddy kong tattoo on his shoulder, so this is historically accurate
@1UP_MARIO,
I think it's Leonardo, if I am not mistaken.
@BloodNinja the person who did it for him is a metallurgist, she just has those equipment to play around with as part of her job!
@Crockin,
Not that up on my U.S history, but I thought old Abe was one of the good guys.
Diddy Kong with his hat on backwards pointing at an unknown object used to promote Donkey Kong Country 2.
Actually, the guy said publicly in the thread "You can't see it at all with the naked eye" upon being asked if it was visible as a speck! So that's an oops for the writer of this article lol
@johnvboy he was. diddy kong fandom is a historically common trait among good guys.
Also, I won't hear any of this Kiddy Kong slander, NL. he's what they refer to in the medical community as "based".
@BloodNinja She's a metallurgist and she used the ion milling machine at the college she went to
It's definitely not doctored, I have the scans on paper
@Crockin,
Old Diddy, who would have thought it.
Standing in the shoulders of giant apes. I mean, giant Abes. The ape is tiny.
That's my post up there (hi mum)
Just wanted to explain why Diddy looks like that and how she got access to an ion milling machine
I'm known for a popular meme page on Facebook called Diddy Kong pointing at an unknown object with his hat on backwards. It's a specific retro render of Diddy and way before his modern design
You can't actually see it with the naked eye, I've tried. I currently own it and it's on my shelf. Gonna cast it in resin at some point
Ally is a metallurgist and she made this for me when she was in college, so the machine belongs to the college and she doesn't have access to it anymore
The scans aren't in colour because it's an electron generated image, there's no visible light in the scans
Better to honor fictional characters than to support the American pantheon. I swear some people really do worship them like some kind of new polytheistic gods. Makes me very uncomfortable at times. They're important historic figures sure, but they were just mortal humans, as flawed and imperfect as the rest of us.
Was… Was Diddy Kong under Abe’s hat the whole time? I need answers
@GrailUK And we have a winner! Please exit through the gift shop and be sure to claim your prize.
Tossing that penny into a pile of others will summon Cranky Kong.
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@GrailUK or Diddy cent lol
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Should have used a newer penny so the image would have been far crisper of Abe...
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This is not the place to teach people about US history or politics so we’d appreciate if you guys could drop that discussion and focus on the monkey.
@Eel i can assure you the vast majority of my life's focus is on said monkey.
Imagine if future archaeologists found this and then went about scanning all ancient coins for hidden messages.
@Volks Thanks for clarifying.
@rewwindhuh That’s funny, thanks for the heads up!
@BoFiS She used one from 2000 because it's my birth year
Good old 'Honest Ape'
Very cool! I love tiny, secret things. I’d like to add that penny to my lucky coin collection.
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@Menardi please use the contact form if you wish to bring that to the attention of the admins. Posting it on a random off topic thread is a bit inappropriate.
I’ve flagged your post, which means it’ll become hidden to other users, but can still be restored once an admin reviews it and decides to reinstate it.
@Eel Done, no worries.
And if I want him on a dollar, I can just draw him on!
Also, what happened here?!
I remember seeing something about this a few days ago. Hilarious that Diddy Kong pointing at a random object with his hat on backwards is forever engraved onto a penny.
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What have you people been up to?
Ape Lincoln.
Yes NL, I can think of something more to say, but I just wanted to post those 2 words.
@JasmineDragon Inb4 your comment gets deleted for trolling. The mods have gone mad with power!
I'd recognize that backwards hat anywhere, that's ash ketchum.
Y’all got bored on this one. Lmao
Wow. That’s a lot of hidden comments on this article…
We’re other people that annoyed at this post too? 😂
@Purgatorium I'm more worried about what they might find about our current society in general.
On-topic: Would that make this a Banana Coin or a Bonus Coin?
@johnvboy LOL, that's exactly what I thought it was!
@Fifth313ment,
Not just me then.
@BloodNinja Wouldn’t the more logical assumption be that they had access to an ion milling machine anyway, and just used it to do this as a bit of a lark, rather than someone having spent millions of quid on a machine just to draw a Diddy Kong?
@Eddy9000 Depends on your background and knowledge, which is what logic is derived from.
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