Three thoughts for today
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Three thoughts for today
1- Zero Gravity: 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
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
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From: stuffed in a box
1 - http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp
2 - I'm not sure it's still holding up... Patriot Act anyone?
3 - too true....
2 - I'm not sure it's still holding up... Patriot Act anyone?
3 - too true....
