TAXES!

[fredball]

TAXES!




" SEMPER FI "

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, 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

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[Joshg]

Sounds about right.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

Wrong snopes.com: NASA Space Pen