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Old Oct 23, 2020 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by vtecmom
NASA commissioned the inventor Paul C. Fisher to design a pen that would write in the zero-gravity conditions of space.
Fisher patented his Space Pen in 1965, and since that time it has become the pen of choice for all NASA space missions.


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CRAP

NASA never commissioned Fisher to invent the pen, which he spent about $1 million developing and patenting, but NASA did test, approve, and use the Space Pen on the Apollo, Shuttle, and ISS space missions.
Today, most astronauts prefer to use felt tip markers! <
Old Oct 23, 2020 | 07:23 AM
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The hole in the top of a plastic pen cap exists solely to reduce air pressure, allowing the cap to fit tightly over the pen's tip, a feature first designed by the BIC company.


FACT or CRAP ? ( guess were stuck on pens ) FACT
Old Oct 23, 2020 | 07:25 AM
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Fact!
Old Oct 23, 2020 | 07:34 AM
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While chewing on that for a while I came up with that being CRAP
Old Oct 23, 2020 | 08:11 AM
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Old Oct 23, 2020 | 09:53 AM
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Crap
Old Oct 23, 2020 | 10:23 AM
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Crap
Old Oct 23, 2020 | 10:29 AM
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Crap shoot CRAP.
Old Oct 23, 2020 | 06:00 PM
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The pen is mightier than this crap.
Old Oct 23, 2020 | 06:14 PM
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I'm not stuck on pens I'm hooked on phonics.



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