Money in ... universe

Looks like a beautiful clear coin, but this round plastic can withstand the extreme pressure when traveling into space. Special money has just been announced by scientists.

The currency exchange company Travelex, in collaboration with a scientific group from the National Space Center and the University of Leicester (UK), has announced a revolutionary currency, especially used in the universe. The currency (called QUID) is made of a polymer technology dedicated to polytetrafluoroethylene, which helps it withstand very high pressure.

QUID money has a shuttle coin shape, with many colors and sizes denoting different values.(Photo: TFOT)

Professor George Fraser from the University of Leicester explains that no money currently circulating on Earth is suitable for space flights. Coins are dangerous because they have sharp edges, and credit cards are useless because they use magnetic chips and grooves that in the cosmic high radiation environment, these chips and grooves do not work.

Polytetrafluoroethylene is selected due to its sustainability and flexibility. It withstands corrosion as well as high temperatures. Another advantage is that this currency does not emit any chemicals that could affect cosmonauts.

QUID has rhombus with rounded edges, safe for people and equipment. Each of these coins describes eight planets orbiting our sun.

Travelex affirmed that printing photos on such money would be useful to people when they traded with other civilizations.

Travelex also believes that space travel will become popular soon, and that "It is only a matter of time before people enter the supermarket and ask to buy copper for their 2-week vacation in a dance hotel. "There will be a real need for this currency to meet the demand for those interplanetary tourists."

QUID can also be sold on the earth, for US $ 12.5 or 8.68 Euro for one dollar. The coins have different colors and sizes, indicating different values.