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This reminds me of the whole, "NASA spent $100k developing a pen for space and the Russians used pencils" story.
by bjclark 18y ago
This reminds me of the whole, "NASA spent $100k developing a pen for space and the Russians used pencils" story.
- tptacek 18y agoWhich story, in addition to being apocryphal, was also debunked.
- d0mine 18y agoAt the heart of each joke is a grain of truth.
- whatusername 18y agoAnd russia now uses the space pen - as it has advantages over pencil (namely - the led doesn't break and float around)
- PStamatiou 18y agohttp://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/spacepen.htm http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/spacepen.htm