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

2003-12-29 Thread 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. Len --- * There's no place like 127.

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

2003-12-29 Thread Herb Chong
y, December 29, 2003 5:23 PM Subject: Re: OT: pencils in space (was Re: another istD issue) > Why should fragments escape from the sharpener. Surely a technological society > that can find a way into space can make a sharpener that will contain the > shavings. I've a 1950'

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

2003-12-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
t would bother electronics. just dust from the writing is > enough. > > Herb > - Original Message - > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 5:23 PM > Subject: Re: OT: pencils in s

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

2003-12-29 Thread Herb Chong
that's what makes them an engineer. stuff like this IS fun. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 9:01 PM Subject: Re: OT: pencils in space (was Re: another istD issue)