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#1 2006-12-22 08:28:29

C M Edwards
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From: Lake Charles LA USA
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Re: The Truth About Space Pens

It turns out that the popular tale about the US investing millions on a pen that would write in zero gravity while the Soviets just handed their cosmonauts pencils is another urban myth

Darn.  It was a good story.  (I admit that I bought it, too.)

Although I must admit, the part about the $130.00 mechanical pencils is still amusing.  My last one cost 40 US cents.

I am curious: Did anyone else accept this as truth the first time they heard/read it?


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#2 2006-12-23 23:30:40

John Creighton
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Re: The Truth About Space Pens

I never really thought about it that much. I don’t know if that counts as falling for it. There seems to be no intermediate choices on your poll. It was a good story though.


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