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Ball Point Pens
When NASA started sending astronauts into space they quickly
discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity.
To combat this problem, Congress approved a program and NASA
scientists spent a decade and over $165 million developing a pen that
writes in zero gravity, upside down, on almost any surface and at
temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 C.
The Russians used a pencil...
Your taxes are due again in April
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Sad but true, sorta. Well maybe not but still funny and pretty darn close to the truth of how government works. :yesnod:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ion-nasa-spen/