# Why can't I mail playing cards to Germany?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 7, 2004, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-mail-playing-cards-to-germany/244052 "2004-05-07T18:41:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-mail-playing-cards-to-germany/244052/21 "2004-05-27T03:42:38Z")

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> [@Meeko](#):
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> More to the point, the red dye used for the Diamonds and Hearts on some cards is explosive. I beleive one prision inmate commited suicide by cutting all the red “parts” from his deck, put it into a tube, and blew himself up.

[A little more info.](http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/kogut.htm)

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