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{{a| | {{a|design|[[File:AG-7 Space Pen.JPG|450px|thumb|center|A space-age pencil yesterday]]}}''Warning — another in the JC’s collection of [[amusing but apocryphal stories about space flight]]. This one an excellent fable for shutting up technolocal evangelist types''. | ||
During the heady days of the space program, technologists hit upon a snag: in zero-gravity, a ballpoint pen will not work, as it relies on gravity to push the ink down into the ball mechanism. This is why you cannot write upside down with a biro. | During the heady days of the space program, technologists hit upon a snag: in zero-gravity, a ballpoint pen will not work, as it relies on gravity to push the ink down into the ball mechanism. This is why you cannot write upside down with a biro. | ||
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''But still''. | ''But still''. | ||
{{Sa}} | {{Sa}} | ||
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*The redoubtable [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/ Snopes] account of this “urban legend” | *The redoubtable [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/ Snopes] account of this “urban legend” | ||
*[[Reg technology]] | *[[Reg technology]] | ||
*[[Good luck, Mr. Gorsky]] | *[[Good luck, Mr. Gorsky]] | ||
*[[SR-71 speed check]] | |||
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
{{c3|design|myth|Adventures in space}} |