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Comment Triganic Pew (Score 1) 296

by hotdip on Friday October 05, 2007 @03:53PM (#20873305) Attached to: Space Money Invented For Space Tourists

The Triganic Pew doesn't really count as money. Its exchange rate of six Ningies to one Pew is simple, but since a Ningie is a triangular rubber coin 6,800 miles long each side, no-one has ever collected enough to own one Pew.

Space Money Invented For Space Tourists 296

Posted by Zonk on Friday October 05, 2007 @03:01PM 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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