On Saturday, October 25, 2003, at 03:42 AM, Randall Clague wrote:
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:01:13 -0700, Robert Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I was wondering about this. Here's the thing: my regular ball-point pen
doesn't work too well when it's used upside-down here on Earth (I
haven't yet managed to check it in orbit.) After a short while, it
starts to run dry and I need to hold it upright and shake it a few times
to get it started again. So those magic pens have a use down here at
least.
There's nothing magical about pens and microgravity.
Even if there was, the solution is still not to have a fancy 0g pen. Use a pencil, crayon, or felt tip marker. The whole "space pen" idea is a triumph of engineering over common sense. This solution also works for writing upside down. IIRC the early Russian flights used pencils - don't know what they use now.
......Andrew
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