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To: edcoil
Seems like a very hard way to do it but why not use a pencil when you can spend 30 million dollars developing a pen that writes in space.

Actually, pens are used in zero gravity for a very important reason: the carbon from pencil lead can and will flake off and is conductive.

10 posted on 08/22/2010 1:07:57 PM PDT by Yossarian (A pro-life democrat is one who holds out for something in return for his pro-abortion vote.)
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And how many “accidents” have occurred on russian spacecraft using pencils?


12 posted on 08/22/2010 1:10:00 PM PDT by edcoil (Truth's commotion is directly proportional to how deeply the lie was believed.)
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