Come on Waist some more tax money

[CAPT KUJO]

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that
ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat this problem, NASA
scientists spent a decade and $2 billion developing a pen that writes in zero
gravity, upside down, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures
that ranged from below freezing to over 300 degrees C. [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img]

The Russians used a pencil. [img]graemlins/idea.gif[/img]
Enjoy paying your taxes ..... they're due again.

CAPT KUJO

[Thumper]

Sorry Kim, that is untrue. I was there from 1966 until 1971. We used wax markers. No kidding.

I've seen this same bit of nonsense several times. The last time the cost was quoted as $12 billion.

Believe me there was plenty of waste. But this wasn't part of it.

[ 02-20-2004, 10:13 AM: Message edited by: Thumper ]

[Woody]

Nope Snopes

[Straydog]

Kind of like the Fonda/Kerry photos. More urban lies.
Evidently, all is fair in love, war and politics.

[CATCH AND EAT]

Straydog, I heard they had an affair. You can plainly see this by the learing look in his eyes. :grin:

[Straydog]

Originally posted by CATCH AND EAT:
Straydog, I heard they had an affair. You can plainly see this by the learing look in his eyes. :grin:

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It MUST be so!!

[lost_sailor]

We wear our belts around our WAIST.

We WASTE tax money.

The Spelling Police

[corrirod]

I have a "Fisher Space Pen". They are pretty cool but not worth the dough. I think they are about $15 and refills are a couple bucks. They are cool if you have to write in precarious places but for day-to-day use the ink is too globby and thick. They are also very small, probably only 3" long so they aren't easy to hold, especially if you have large hands. Just fyi.

[Corkie Monster]

What's up with this Mars stuff? Do we really need to spend Millions/Billions to go there? I don't see any point in it! Unless I'm missing somthing.

CM

[ 02-22-2004, 04:51 PM: Message edited by: Corkie Monster ]