See A Real Life Super Mario Coin Block in Action

Upgrade that piggy bank.

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Remember those awesome coin blocks from Super Mario that made a satisfying *ching* sound and dispensed precious gold whenever you first bopped into one? Of course you do. Thanks to a clever Mario fan, you can now bring that bit of classic video game ephemera into meat space with a little elbow grease and some springs and stuff. Check it out in action above (satisfying *ching* sound included!) and get a look at the instructions here. Way cooler than whatever lame earthly coin receptacle you've been using, right?

[Instructables via Gizmodo]

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