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 upsid
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, David Weinshenker wrote:
> > 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 shoul
- Original Message -
From: "David Weinshenker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 11:29 AM
Subject: [ERPS] Re: Pens in Space
> What's wrong with conventional felt-tip pens ("Flair", "Le Pen", etc.
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
