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> That project of 'overwhelming might' looked pretty silly when they got the beast stuck a while ago. Yes, its like that old joke ... The Americans spent milli
by traceroute66 5y ago
> That project of 'overwhelming might' looked pretty silly when they got the beast stuck a while ago.
Yes, its like that old joke ...
The Americans spent millions of dollars making a pen that could be used in space.
The Russians gave their astronauts a pencil.
I think its much the same with the President and his motorcade.
When the President is visiting peaceful Western countries, then most of the motorcade (and associated aircraft) is largely security theatre.
To visit Europe (or Canada) for example, why does the President need to bring along enough manpower to start a small war ?
- Invictus0 5y agoA pretty crappy joke, no idea why it keeps showing up. You can't sharpen a pencil in space without having wood/graphite shavings floating around in the air forever thereafter. https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/news-and-events/2021/01/22/fisher-space-pen.html https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/news-and-events/2021/01/22...
- akelly 5y agoAlso it's not even true. NASA was using mechanical pencils and grease pencils which both had issues. Fisher spent a million dollars of private money to develop the space pen and then sold them on the public market and to NASA for $2.95. But the story of needless government waste is just too good. Edit: whoops I should have clicked your link before replying
- cstross 5y agoThe presidential motorcade travels with the president in his own country, remember.