The next major advance came in 1982, when Sims put metal edges on his snowboard so it could be used in a wider variety of snow conditions. He went on to improve and expand the sport over the years, introducing new snowboarding styles, bindings and designs.
Commodity money is a form of money with an intrinsic value. Some of the best examples of commodity money are silver and gold coins. Currency(cash) or banknotes do not have intrinsic value and are virtually worthless in itself. It only has value because society views it as a unit of exchange. This type of currency is called fiat money.
DEFINITION of 'Commodity'. 1. A basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other commodities of the same type.Commodities are most often used as inputs in the production of other goods or services.The quality of a given commodity may differ slightly, but it is essentially uniform across producers.REAKING DOWN 'Commodity'. 1. The basic idea is that there is little differentiation between a commodity coming from one producer and the same commodity from another producer-a barrel of oil is basically the same product, regardless of the producer.