For any fan of playing scratchcards, there has probably been a time when you have tried seeing if there are ways to cheat or play the system when it comes to winning.
Of course, if you could cheat, then it would mean that you can potentially win endless amounts and live a life of luxury.
One popular way that people consider cheating is trying to ‘look through’ scratchcards. This means trying to see what symbols and numbers are printed on the scratchcard, without compromising the scratchcard and scratching off the grey stuff.
Let’s investigate.
Using A Bright Light
If you’ve ever held a scratchcard up to the light, you will notice that you cannot see through the card at all.
But, if you shine a bright light – such as a halogen bulb – can you see through it?
The answer is still no.
There are many layers of ink – black ink infact – that are designed to stop this sort of cheating!
What About X-rays?
If you’ve thought hard about this, you might have considered taking the challenge one step further – using an x-ray.
However, this is also a flawed method.
To ‘see’ something with an x-ray, you need to scan a dense material – metal, or bone for example. Scratchcard ink is not a material that is detectable.
Even if the ink printed on a scratchcard was detectable by x-ray, the grey material that covers scratchcard is thick enough to block it!
Scratchcard Security Measures
Scientific Games – who print National Lottery scratchcards – ensure that all scratchcards they print go through a rigorous quality control and security checks to stop this potential flaw.
To learn how they go about this, you may be interested in learning how National Lottery scratchcards are made.
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