On 30 Oct 2003 at 11:29, David Weinshenker wrote:
> Henry Spencer wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 25 Oct 2003, Andrew Case wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > They too use the space pens. Pens are better than pencils for this
> > application -- no graphite dust floating around, and no smudging.
>
> What's wrong with conventional felt-tip pens ("Flair", "Le Pen", etc.?) for
> the application? They should be perfectly non-gravity-sensitive and
> non-particle-generating...
>
> -dave w
>
I suspect that last is only true of certain types of felt-tips. I've
known some that suffered substantial wear of their exposed tips.
Chris W
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