Feb 25, 2004 18:11
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that
ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity.
To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion
developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, on almost any
surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to
over 300 C.
The Russians used a pencil.
Enjoy paying your taxes this year.