this had me rolling on the floor

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 $12 billion developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300° C.
The Russians used a pencil.
Enjoy paying your taxes.

 

well, atleast they managed to invent the world's most awesome pen. made in America, baby!

 

couldn't they have done something a little bit better... like made hydrogen powered cars that were affordable?

 

Well if we ever live in space and ballpoints aren't a major thing of the past we'll have to order some of those pins. You know you're a stoner when you have a name for your 3 bongs, 2 pipes, an' your hookah, one of which was made by you

 

Ha, that's hilarious. Just goes to show, even rocket scientists can lack common sense. Maybe I'm oversimplifying things, but a pen working upside down seems like a pretty easy thing to make.

 

well, one might be inclined to say that the idea of what's better than something else is entirely subjective! clearly, if the NASA scientists believed this to be worth while, then who are you, a dirty hippie, to disagree? also, hydrogen powered cars are not NASAs forte, so it would not be covered by their budget, which as we all know is the most important thing in the world.

 

Even though youre not being serious I agree with most of your post

 

That's another false rumor that gets spread around.

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

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Yeah, that's honestly just a bullshit rumor. College kids always seem to bring it up... I guess it makes dumb people feel smart.

 

LOL the commies have always had it sussed, they really come up with ingenious ways to combat engineering problems.

 

LOL

 

Shaggie beat me to it.

Urban Legend. I think that's about the entire funding of NASA in a year.

Here are some of the things we have to thanks NASA for.

Microwaves
Water Filters used in municipal water supplies
CAT Scans and MRI's
Dialysis Machines

Thanks NASA! :biggrin:

 

NASA fuckin Roxors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111oneoneoneoneoneon


:biggrin: haha

 

This had me rolling on the floor...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4krpN3dEtI

 

haha Gotta love spongbob

 

uh? no? because its more complicated than doing the right thing?

 

wild mountain dave...I protest your sig. Not because of the untan...as I am that untanned myself....but because of the hideous bathing suit.

 

in russia you dont use pencil, pencil uses YOU!

 

i AGREE. dave should title it "spot the brit." enough of this border way crap, let's stick it to the motherland.

 

We'll roll with canadia first then we'll nail the brits.