New currency for space travellers.
Posted On November 2nd, 2007 under TechnologyGood news Everyone!
Scientists have finally come up with an answer to a question thats been haunting me for years, which is: when we go start travelling into space and boldly going where no man has gone before, which currency are we going to use? since Metal coins could damage sensitive electrical equipment if left to float free in space, and the magnetic strip on cards would be wiped by cosmic radiation. Dilemma!
Well, Scientists have come up with a new currency designed to be used by inter-planetary travelers. It is called the Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination, or Quid.

It is designed to withstand the stresses of space travel and has no sharp edges or chemicals that could hurt space tourists, and was made from the polymer used in non-stick pans, and naturally, as you can see, Different value “coins” come in different sizes and colours.
It was designed for the foreign exchange company Travelex by scientists from the National Space Centre and the University of Leicester.
Thank God thats taken care of now eh? :tongue:


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