Funny Money!

I thought it interesting that we get a good look at the money Sayid sees in the drawer, so I looked into it and, LO!, the picture on the pound is of Daniel Faraday! And apparently they are no longer in circulation (all of our wonderful British subscribers will be better athorities on this, I hope), but were in circulation between 1991 and 2001.

I haven't seen the episode yet as am in UK but Michael Faraday was on the £20 sterling notes between 1991 & 2001. He was a chemist & physicist. He discovered electromagnetic induction and established that magnetism could affect rays of light. Big nod to the man I think!

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That is the screencap of the money. I emediately recognised atleast one stack.. 50 Euro Bills. (the yellow in his left hand)
The stack on the right is english pounds.

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Originally Posted by Rosasmum

I haven't seen the episode yet as am in UK but Michael Faraday was on the £20 sterling notes between 1991 & 2001. He was a chemist & physicist. He discovered electromagnetic induction and established that magnetism could affect rays of light. Big nod to the man I think!

Great to know

Helps to make better sense of Ben's departures from the island timing-wise, and it's also a cool reference to the subject of EM-light connection Dan mentioned an episode earlier.

I imagine his money stash has bills from all over the world just in case and some of it is likely even older, .

I think he may be able to teleport around and stuff. But why would he need too?

How on Earth did you spot that it was Daniel Faraday on the money when a good part of his face was obscured??!! You are a clever girl. I am impressed.

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Originally Posted by queenbeesteph

I thought it interesting that we get a good look at the money Sayid sees in the drawer, so I looked into it and, LO!, the picture on the pound is of Daniel Faraday! And apparently they are no longer in circulation (all of our wonderful British subscribers will be better athorities on this, I hope), but were in circulation between 1991 and 2001.

I keep watching it over and over and I don't see him! How would they manage to make a dollar bill and put a actors face on it? Weird. Paper money? Didn't look like it to me.

I think what she means is that there was an acutal English physicist named Faraday who was on a certain pound note (the 50, the 100, for example) in the 90s. He is no longer featured on those bills, but they are still in UK circulation and those are the ones used in the Lost close up. Was that right, Queenbee?

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Originally Posted by Treebeard4life

I keep watching it over and over and I don't see him! How would they manage to make a dollar bill and put a actors face on it? Weird. Paper money? Didn't look like it to me.

Yes but his name isn't Daniel Faraday. Which is what u said. So i thought they put the actor on a dollar bill.