Print It
A friend (h/t M. Cheslik) shared a video with me recently that explained in amazing detail what goes in to creating a U.S. Passport. It's a detailed little booklet, but diving into the specifics, you learn that the process encompasses far more than a layout, special paper, and extra-small fonts to make it hard to forge. The video was shared on YouTube from the Beyond Facts channel, and is entitled "How U.S. Passports Are Made - Inside a Government Security Printing Facility." It begins with the statement: "...they're actually one of the most sophisticated security devices in the world." They're made to enable international travel, keeping track of citizens' whereabouts, but they're also designed to stop criminals engaged in things like smuggling, identity theft, trafficking, and financial wrong-doings. What I learned from watching the eleven-minute video was that, among other things, the passport booklets aren't paper - they're plastic po...
