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Space Pen…An Out of this World Invention!
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Discover how the Fisher Space Pens (also known as the Zero Gravity Pen) are manufactured. They are pens that uses pressurised ink cartridges and are claimed to write in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, over wet and greasy paper, at any angle, and in extreme temperature ranges.
25 Comments
November 12th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Seinfeld has a lot to answer for .
totally ruined space pens .
November 12th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Never happened.
November 12th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
they just used a pencil instead.
Nope, they stopped using pencils because they represent a hazard to the space craft and use FISHER SPACE PENS!
November 12th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
No, because in a all oxygen environment the pencil is a piece of flammable wood. And graphite dust is electrically conductive and can short out space craft systems.
November 12th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
I agree with what you say , however , the conversation seems to be always about how nasa spent billions etc on a pen and Russians used a pencil. Some idiot always brings this up without fail.
I havent looked yet – but I’d bet someone brings this up each and every space pen video.
November 13th, 2009 at 12:06 am
hhehe i know… the first thing i thought was… *hey a good ol pencil would do just fine!*.
i wonder how much those would cost…
November 13th, 2009 at 12:47 am
no you can’t use a pencil in space. the lead would break off and injure and astronaut in the eye or get jammed in sensitive machinery. pencils are also highly flammable in a pure oxygen environment. that’s why nasa and russia stop using pencils and started using this instead.
November 13th, 2009 at 1:40 am
i lolēd so hard
November 13th, 2009 at 2:07 am
I want one of those pen
November 13th, 2009 at 2:32 am
“It’s cold outside. There’s no kind of atmosphere.”
-Red Dwarf!!!!
November 13th, 2009 at 3:31 am
sorry to burst your bubbles bitches but someone is lying
November 13th, 2009 at 3:36 am
lol
November 13th, 2009 at 3:37 am
couldnt you just use a pencil???
November 13th, 2009 at 3:44 am
I got one of these for christmas. and it is still writing strong!
November 13th, 2009 at 3:48 am
In Solviet Russia, pencil writes you! =P
November 13th, 2009 at 4:06 am
actually I read somewhere that the reason why nasa didn’t want to use pencils (even mechanical ones) as one of the astronauts said, was because if one were to break the graphite tip while writing, that tiny piece of floating graphite could cause failure to their electronics on board. I’ll have to try and find the article again and post a link =) either way, the space pen is very impressive, and the best part is it’s all USA BABY! woot!
November 13th, 2009 at 4:38 am
good point.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:06 am
lead: graphite
And i just realized that the pen is good for other purposes
November 13th, 2009 at 5:12 am
terrorwatcher most pen cannot write upside down for long. They have open hole at the end of the cartridge and no pressure to push the ink upward. Its like trying to print something with you printer when there isnt enough ink. Pencils are not abundant enough to write under 0 pressure and subzero conditions. Therefore it is not abundant. Do you even understand what pencils “lead” made from?
November 13th, 2009 at 5:39 am
Can’t They Just Use A Pencil? :/
November 13th, 2009 at 5:48 am
russians solved the “gravity vs pen ” problem decades ago, they just used a pencil instead.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:08 am
The Russians stopped using pencils when the Fisher space pen became available.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:16 am
I’ve got a chrome bullet pen from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Pros:
-Able to write on greasy and watery surface
-Useable in sub-zero conditions
Cons:
-There are pens that can be used upside down
-On most cases, use a pencil
-Regular pens and pencils are very abundant
November 13th, 2009 at 6:31 am
The bullet pen is the most common space pen – you can find it at Walmart or Staples and it’s about $20. There are quite a few different kinds of space pens – for example you can buy a replica of the ones used for the apollo program, etc. They’re about $50. I have a bullet and it’s a great little pen – comfortable to write with and the ink lasts forever. If you’re not a pen nerd but at some point buy one expensive pen your whole life, get one of these. Mine are certainly a conversation starter!