Space Money Invented For Space Tourists 296
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."
Round edges.... (Score:3, Informative)
What the hell is wrong with paper currency? 0g paper-cuts?
That said, sounds frivolous and unimportant, albeit kind've a cool subject.
Re:Round edges.... (Score:5, Informative)
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!
Re:Money is a sign of poverty. (Score:2, 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.
Very original... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Stupid Tags (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Round edges.... (Score:5, Informative)