At 08:48 PM 11/8/02, Julia Thompson wrote:
Dan Minette wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 6:19 PM > Subject: Re: Space Pen versus Pencil, was Scouted: Fireworks > > > > > But there would probably be graphie dust generated when the pencil was > > used to write. Not as much as there would be with sharpening a wood > > pencil, but still some. Would that be reduced by using a harder > > graphite, maybe? > > > Too hard, and it will not do a good job of smearing on the paper just so. > :-)I was thinking of something around 3.5.
Which would correspond to an "H" in drafting lead.
How well would that work?
I dunno. I've never tried writing with different hardnesses of lead while wearing a pressurized space suit . . .
-- Ronn! :)
Ronn Blankenship
Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL
Disclaimer: Unless specifically stated otherwise, any opinions contained herein are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent the official position of the University of Montevallo.
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