Tumbleweed Posted August 1, 2016 Posted August 1, 2016 An oldie... Lurch the stalker, Fruity, RocknRolla and 1 other 4
Allrounder Posted August 1, 2016 Posted August 1, 2016 chicken is safe, KFC is not chicken.... although very nice to eat sometimes (whatever it is) Long Wheel Base and Fruity 2
CogitoErgoSum Posted August 1, 2016 Posted August 1, 2016 Soon to be the newest capie... "look ma no hands, look ma no teeth" Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
CyberSakkie Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 Sent from my SM-J500F using Tapatalk Warren_G, Hairy, DIPSLICK and 2 others 5
DJR Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 Reminded me of the space race between the Russians and the Americans, when I was a kid. The Americans spent a gazillion dollars to develop a pen that could write upside down, in space, and today we have the felt tip pen. The Russians simply used a pencil to do the same thing. Tumbleweed, Underachiever and DIPSLICK 3
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) Reminded me of the space race between the Russians and the Americans, when I was a kid. The Americans spent a gazillion dollars to develop a pen that could write upside down, in space, and today we have the felt tip pen. The Russians simply used a pencil to do the same thing.Unfortunately not true... Well, not entirely. Pencil is flammable, and the shavings / graphite could get into the spacecraft's systems, so a pen was a necessity. They both originally used pencils (mechanical ones) but needed a pen to avoid a fire like Apollo 1. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen/ Edited August 2, 2016 by Myles Mayhew Underachiever, Pants Boy, pista and 3 others 6
Tumbleweed Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 Reminded me of the space race between the Russians and the Americans, when I was a kid. The Americans spent a gazillion dollars to develop a pen that could write upside down, in space, and today we have the felt tip pen. The Russians simply used a pencil to do the same thing. Somewhere near the end of this clip is a different take on a pencil being used in space... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Mdkh8l8Ys CyberSakkie and DJR 2
bertusras Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 Unfortunately not true... http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen/ http://i.imgur.com/W1XTdzf.jpg Pants Boy, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and DJR 3
Eddy Gordo Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 Unfortunately not true... Well, not entirely. Pencil is flammable, and the shavings / graphite could get into the spacecraft's systems, so a pen was a necessity. They both originally used pencils (mechanical ones) but needed a pen to avoid a fire like Apollo 1. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen/Interesting, although A bright pink crayon would have been the solution or pencil crayon
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