When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that 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 including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300o C. The Russians used a pencil.
3Technology (not so serious)
December 20, 2004
By francecom
3 Comments On Technology (not so serious)
Yeah … those Americans working in aeronautics are big goofballs, ain’t they ?
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js/crc95: I am going to buy a honkin big telescope and see if I can spot any Brit or French footprints on the moon. If you liked the gravity pen, you would be amazed at the performance of the NASA toilet. Which reminds me. My hometown of Boston is buying French made toilets for the public at $250,000US a copy. How do you folks manage to do that to us?? You can sure bet that kfouler5 isn’t running the Purchasing Department. Donerail
donerail : must be made by JCDecaux. Saw his bus-stops in downtown Chicago. You’ll love his toilets, they are so cute. See, this is the cost of living in a blue state
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