The Sci-Fi Currency Exchange Rate
We’re not quite sure what they’re putting in the water coolers over at io9, but it’s producing some bizarre (yet strangely attractive) reading material. Case in point: This feature on the rate of exchange for various forms of currency in the science-fiction world.
Galactic Standard Credits, the money used by the Republic and the Imperial regime in Star Wars. It’s a remarkably stable currency, having expeirenced no inflation whatsoever over a 4,000 year period. Eat your heart out, Allen Greenspan!
Exchange rate: I’m guessing about $0.50 to the GSC. Luke Skywalker got just 2,000 credits for his worn-out land speeder, which is also what Han Solo charged for passage to Alderaan. A hyperspace-capable starship costs a bit more than 10,000 GSCs.
So what did we learn? Well, apparently I got ripped off when I bought my Hyundai for the same price as a pair of landspeeders. *sigh*
I'm totally in love with io9! I was thinking about blogging this one, in fact, but I figure "they got there first" so I passed on it…
We're not quite sure what they're putting in the water coolers over at io9…It's a Nick Denton enterprise, so my guess is Kool-Aid with vodka.
I think if we were on the East Coast, Nick Denton would be pouring all sorts of yummy Kool Aid down our throats. But since we're on the West Coast, we pretty much just live on espresso… Oh, and hi Elayne!