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	{{a\|g\|[[File:AG-7 Space Pen.JPG\|450px\|thumb\|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''.		{{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.