A better idea

[Mahdi]

I just saw this on the net and thought it was funny:)

A Better Idea

During the heat of the space race in the 1960's, the U.S. National

Aeronautics and Space Administration decided it needed a ball point

pen to write in the zero gravity confines of its space capsules.

After considerable research and development, the Astronaut Pen was

developed at a cost of about $1 million. The pen worked and also

enjoyed some modest success as a novelty item back here on Earth.

The Soviet Union, faced with the same problem, used a pencil.

[thomas]

Hey that is demeaning to us americans and...um ...that ..uh...pen kick serious butt and what if you pencil breaks in 0 G's...and...uh....hmm..... beside that I guess u r right but what if the sharp part of the pencil pierces something like your space suit then you're screwed.

kill rabban everyone!

[quoudam72]

That's funny and thought provoking also. Sometimes I guess you just have to use what you have to get the job done.