Post by Bally83 on Apr 14, 2006 14:01:39 GMT
[glow=red,2,300]Before you read on, you may be interested to know that this was voted Canada's favourite joke:[/glow]
When Nasa first started sending up astronauts, they discovered ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity.
To combat the problem, Nasa scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300C.
The Russians used a pencil ;D
When Nasa first started sending up astronauts, they discovered ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity.
To combat the problem, Nasa scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300C.
The Russians used a pencil ;D
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