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As an avid fan and long time user of the Fisher Space Pen which I carry on me at all times, I've heard this anecdote many times. The urban legend defence of th
by bradwood 7y ago
As an avid fan and long time user of the Fisher Space Pen which I carry on me at all times, I've heard this anecdote many times.
The urban legend defence of the space pen is that the Russian's didn't realise that graphite in pencils conducts electricity and so unwittingly sent their cosmonauts up with a means of short circuiting mission-critical circuitry aboard the spacecraft. Pencils give off filings and need to be sharpened after all.
In other words, it was a Soviet expediency that, not unlike Chernobyl, ended up being an epic fail.
Regardless of the veracity of this anecdote, Fisher's pen is an excellent item and a great gift. The ergonomics, ability to write upsidedown and the size of it make it a must-have IMHO.