What percent of cards is paper?

[limpbiz2789]

just out of curiosity, how much percent is actually paper? Playing cards consist of paper, laminating, ink, and glue. I'm taking a guess and say out of the whole deck and card tux, probably 90% is actually paper.

what do you guys think?

-Sean

 

[JustinWay13]

Im not really sure but I think it goes like this

(Top) Finish
Ink
Paper
glue
Paper
glue
Paper
Ink
(Bottom) Finish

 

[.Molawin]

isnt it finish, ink, paper, glue, cardboard, glue, paper ink, finish?

 

[Ola]

I refuse to believe it!
look at them!
They're so thin and tiny.

 

[Deleted member 2755]

It's two pieces of paper with a layer of glue in between them with the finish on top of all that.

-Doug

 

[Lyle Borders]

It's two pieces of paper with a layer of glue in between them with the finish on top of all that.

-Doug

Doug is correct for most playing cards out there. The black layer you see in the middle when you tear a card is not paper or cardboard, it is a dark glue that serves two purposes - Holding the paper together and making the cards opaque so that the value is not visible from the other side of the card.

Finish
Ink
Paper
Glue
Paper
Ink
Finish


This does vary, but it is the standard. Bikes and most custom cards are this way. If, by chance, you pick up a deck of Absolut Vodka playing cards, they are only a single layer of paper, which means no glue. Finish, ink, paper, ink, finish.

L

 

[dbmagic4]

Doug is correct for most playing cards out there. The black layer you see in the middle when you tear a card is not paper or cardboard, it is a dark glue that serves two purposes - Holding the paper together and making the cards opaque so that the value is not visible from the other side of the card.

Finish
Ink
Paper
Glue
Paper
Ink
Finish


This does vary, but it is the standard. Bikes and most custom cards are this way. If, by chance, you pick up a deck of Absolut Vodka playing cards, they are only a single layer of paper, which means no glue. Finish, ink, paper, ink, finish.

L

actually a bicycle playing card has three layers of paper I think.

 

[KatieKenner]

Rock
Paper
Scissors
Lizard
Spock

....

Love,

Katie

 

[Nickerus]

Bread
Flour
Sugar
Butter
Milk
...


....

.....

Wait, thats my shopping list....

 

[Justin.Morris]

This may be of interest:

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science-channel/37391-how-its-made-playing-cards-video.htm

 

[Lyle Borders]

This may be of interest:

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science-channel/37391-how-its-made-playing-cards-video.htm

Voila. Don't take my word for it.


Again, not all cards are made the same way, but this is very much typical.



L

 

[GusEds]

Does that mean Vodka's are see through from the other side?

G

 

[Lyle Borders]

Not really. Vodka's are made from a rather unique cardstock. I suppose if you put it to a really bright backlight, maybe, but I have never seen any problems.

 

[GusEds]

Right. Just remembered what you said about the way you make cards un-transparent, so it caught me off guard.

Thanks for clearing it up!

G