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Space Money Invented For Space Tourists

Posted by Zonk on from the in-spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The foreign exchange company Travelex has invented a unit of currency designed to be used in space commerce, the Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID). The QUID is made of a space-qualified plastic, with round edges to prevent injuries in zero gravity. One QUID is equivalent to about 6.25 pounds, 12.50 dollars or 8.68 Euros. Of course, space currencies are already a staple of science fiction, with 'credits' being the most popular."

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  1. Round edges.... by SnoopJeDi · · Score: 2, Informative

    The QUID is made of a space-qualified plastic, with round edges to prevent injuries in zero gravity.


    What the hell is wrong with paper currency? 0g paper-cuts?

    That said, sounds frivolous and unimportant, albeit kind've a cool subject.
    1. Re:Round edges.... by jimstapleton · · Score: 4, Informative

      That's one of his many errors, to my knowledge, I've yet to see a coin with a sharp edge. At least, not in the US.

      What kind of crack is the guy who said coins have sharp edges smoking? Or is their some country where they do have sharp-edged coins.

      Another? Oh, as for credit. There are these things called "bar codes" - believe it or not, they are not magnetic!

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    2. Re:Round edges.... by CastrTroy · · Score: 4, Informative

      Many countries actually use plastic money. I'm pretty sure it's harder to counterfeit than traditional paper money.

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  2. Re:Money is a sign of poverty. by stranger_to_himself · · Score: 1, Informative

    The presence of currency means the scarcity problem hasn't been solved by the civilisation, which means they are poor primitives not worth the bother of Contacting.

    The scarcity problem can never be solved so long as one person has or can create something unique that another person or more than one preson wants.

    That's more of a sign of culture than of poverty.

  3. Very original... by Piedramente · · Score: 2, Informative

    I believe the term quid already exists for currency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quid I wonder where they came up with this new space currency??

  4. Re:Stupid Tags by chuck · · Score: 4, Informative

    User prefs. I haven't seen a tag since two days after they were introduced.

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