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Posted by William Mitchell on 02/17/07 01:00
dorayme <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> writes:
> In article
> <tomstiller-B1D366.16213816022007@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
> Tom Stiller <tomstiller@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > No gravity == no problem.
> > >
> > > The equation is not good. If the ink is in the middle of the
> > > plastic sleeve then there is no easy way to get it to to flow to
> > > the ball.
> >
> > Shake it -- the way one does automatically when a ball-point won't write.
>
> You shake it and it goes to the wrong end from the ball, what
> then? You shake it some more? You shake it in a direction? Be
> careful, you might go the other way.
>
> You need to write some dying words, your strength is almost gone,
> no note to leave your money to whoever, that awful relative gets
> it... No gravity=no problem eh? Sure!
>
> Look, the fact is that the equation is no good. That pencil with
> the "risk" to the eye (I mean, really!) is looking good all
> around...
>
Except that the point is broken, and it'll get smudged in the course
of your dying throes.
Here is some actual information about the space pen
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/613/1
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Bill Mitchell
Dept of Mathematics, The University of Florida
PO Box 118105, Gainesville, FL 32611--8105
mitchell@math.ufl.edu (352) 392-0281 x284
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