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  • Actually the pen was made as the pencil tips would snap off and would eventually cause damage to the electronic systems. Also, NASA didn't put any money at all into the development of it, in fact they were given some to try out after they were developed.

    You failed to mentioned that pencil carried the risk of the graphite breaking and spilling around the cockpit in zero gravity thus could potentiality damaged sensitive equipment.

    Hence ball point pen.

    Thanks for clearing up that urban myth. That fork is still fugly as though and massively over complicated. No place for it in porn >>>>>>>>>>>>

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