RE: OT: pencils in space (was Re: another istD issue)

[Leonard Paris]

Until you sharpened them and, if you wanted to use crayons, you would have 
to sharpen them frequently in order to be able to read your notes. Those 
little crayon fragments floating out of the sharpener would be sure to make 
someone sneeze at the wrong time. <g>

Len
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From: Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: OT: pencils in space (was Re: another istD issue)
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 14:17:36 +0000
Pieter Nagel wrote:
An urban legend. Apparently both countries started off using pencils in
space, and both switched to pens because pencils are a hazard; the
graphite breaks off, floats about and can short electrical contacts.
Wouldn't crayons be even better? No moving/pressurised parts and all 
that... :-)

S

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