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WOW this was a waste of money

FilipinoFuryFilipinoFury Member Posts: 1,056
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When we sent the first astronaut into space we realized that a pen would not write in zero gravity so to combat this problem we the usa spent 12 million dollars and 10 years and we made a pen that could write on almost any surface and write upside down and could even write on glass.

But the Russians just used a Pencil.

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  • OrccOrcc Member Posts: 3,043

    Logic is a good thing.

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  • ZimokZimok Member Posts: 266

    Damn, those Russians are stupid.

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  • FrankyBonesFrankyBones Member Posts: 64

    The pen is a BALL point pen... I think...

  • FlipmodeFlipmode Member Posts: 224

    AHahahahaha, thats messed up.

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  • Rikimaru_XRikimaru_X Member UncommonPosts: 11,718


    Originally posted by FrankyBones

    The pen is a BALL point pen... I think...

    Are you serious?! It could have been a fountain pen or a fine point.....image

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  • OrccOrcc Member Posts: 3,043

    Originally posted by Rikimaru_X
    Originally posted by FrankyBones
    The pen is a BALL point pen... I think...Are you serious?! It could have been a fountain pen or a fine point.....image

    Fountain pens wont work facing up since the ink cant be channeled down the nib.

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  • Rikimaru_XRikimaru_X Member UncommonPosts: 11,718


    Originally posted by Orcc




    Originally posted by Rikimaru_X


    Originally posted by FrankyBones
    The pen is a BALL point pen... I think...
    Are you serious?! It could have been a fountain pen or a fine point.....image

    Fountain pens wont work facing up since the ink cant be channeled down the nib.


    Heh, with that much of money spent, I wouldn't be suprised. image

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  • aeric67aeric67 Member UncommonPosts: 798

    What about the carbon dust that can build up over time with the use of pencils? Not even sure about that, but this story probably isn't as stupid as it first looks if we examined it further. But what fun would that be?

  • FrankyBonesFrankyBones Member Posts: 64

    I am pretty sure it was a ball point pen. I am sure this is easy to verify... I am just waaaay to lazy to google it right now. ;)

  • AnofalyeAnofalye Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 7,433

    A fountain pen could work.

     

    It would need a small mechanist to compensate gravity(a few springs), prolly would cost from $10 to $50 instead of like $0.15 however.

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  • ThriftThrift Member Posts: 1,783
    rofle cakes
  • SatansDiscipleSatansDisciple Member Posts: 2,782

    image

    http://www.fisherpen.com/

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  • KiamdeKiamde Member CommonPosts: 5,820

    The funny thing is that in the 80s, these pens sold for 200 dollars. Now you can buy them at Cracklebarrel for 5 bucks.

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  • signe1signe1 Member Posts: 3
    ...that is interesting.. well.. im going to go delete my files now..
  • signe1signe1 Member Posts: 3
    ...that is interesting.. well.. im going to go delete my files now..
  • zethcarnzethcarn Member UncommonPosts: 1,558

    always nice to know where your tax dollars are going...

  • SONOFAGUNNSONOFAGUNN Member Posts: 414
    The pen uses a nitrogen pressurized ink cartridge with a ball point, and yes the carbon particles are a problem with the computerization on american spacecraft the particles could have been a problem, russian craft a little less sophisticated and can take a bit more abuse. But then again they do have more spacecraft re-entry incidents than the US.

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  • BukkakeBukkake Member Posts: 5

    Probably an attempt to reduce unemployement of American scientists... ::::02::

  • KatheryneKatheryne Member Posts: 130

    I think one of the biggest scientific advances withr egard to ink pens happened in the early 80's with the Eraser Mate pens - I mean, ink that you can erase???  How cool is that!

    I recall that those pens used a pressurized ink cartridge, so it also had the advantage of being able to write upside down or in zero gravity - and the pen only cost around three bucks!

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