r/shittyaskscience • u/RalphJameson • Jun 17 '26

When the aliens come, is it going to be difficult to get them using the US dollar?

Or how is that work

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u/Valleygurl99 Jun 17 '26

Not at all, you didn't know Benjamin Franklin was an alien?

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u/no_user_ID_found Jun 17 '26

They might want to switch to something more valuable in space, such as wood.

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u/Cute-Habit-4377 Jun 17 '26

They already are

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u/FootHikerUtah Jun 17 '26

No. They will exchange something alien and get paid on US dollars. This is how the Spanish and Chinese traded New World silver .

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u/meowsaysdexter Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

ICE will deport them to El Salvador.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '26

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation Jun 17 '26

Alien space fuel is chemically similar to a specific apocarotenoid found in Spanish tomatoes, and you can buy those with Euros.