You probably won't remember the time when "a bunch of Sonic Fans printed bills and nearly f***ed up the US Economy" because it never happened. But sadly, or ironically, many young kids online who rightfully assumed something as silly as this could be true, didn't remember either.

And what exactly happens when you 'look up sonic inflation" the story of the global collapse that never happened? Well, you come across Sonic Inflation, and we mean actual Sonic inflation.

And while many people were hip to the joke, others were not.

Poor kid had no idea what they were getting themselves into.

Sonic has been a fixture in Rule 34 art for years. However, the specific Sonic Inflation 'fetish' is among the odder ways fans have imagined the character. We're not exactly sure what the deal is, but something strange is a foot.

So if you found yourself google searching for some long lost tale about the power of gamers coming together to create their own currency, we regret to inform you, but you've been had.