Space pens, was RE: [LINK] Pentagon nixes Internet voting

[Webb, KerryA]

Jan wrote:

> Reminds me of the writing instrument for space story. The US 
> spent gazillions on finding a ink pen that worked in low/no 
> gravity. The Russians used a pencil.
> 

This is not quite true.  For the real story, and why pencils are Really Not
A Good Idea In Space, see
http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

Kerry

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