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  • The Fisher AG-7 "Anti-Gravity" Space Pen !

    From Matthew Ota@21:1/5 to Fred J. McCall on Mon Jun 17 05:21:28 2019
    On Friday, August 3, 2007 at 9:04:07 PM UTC-7, Fred J. McCall wrote:
    "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:

    :
    :I have been using Fischer Space Pens all of my life. Although NASA
    :spent "millions" on the development, the pen has practical uses on the :ground. SInce it is pressurized you can write while lying down or even :upside down. You cannot do that with a regular ballpoint pen.
    :

    Just how much demand is there in your life for writing upside down?

    Have you considered using a pencil?


    --
    "Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
    territory."
    --G. Behn

    I write upside down and sideways. I also can use it to write underwater.

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  • From The Old Man@21:1/5 to Matthew Ota on Mon Jun 17 08:29:18 2019
    On Monday, June 17, 2019 at 8:21:29 AM UTC-4, Matthew Ota wrote:
    I write upside down and sideways. I also can use it to write underwater.

    The Soviets came up with their own solution, they used a pencil.

    That also made it easier for the commissars to "edit" out any entries that didn't toe the official Party Line.

    Regards,
    John Braungart

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  • From Paul Resch@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Jun 18 21:28:14 2019
    The best news is it can go through the washer and dryer without
    ruining clothes.

    Ask me how I know.

    On Mon, 17 Jun 2019 05:21:28 -0700 (PDT), Matthew Ota
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Friday, August 3, 2007 at 9:04:07 PM UTC-7, Fred J. McCall wrote:

    "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:

    :
    :I have been using Fischer Space Pens all of my life. Although NASA
    :spent "millions" on the development, the pen has practical uses on the
    :ground. SInce it is pressurized you can write while lying down or even
    :upside down. You cannot do that with a regular ballpoint pen.
    :

    Just how much demand is there in your life for writing upside down?

    Have you considered using a pencil?


    --
    "Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
    territory."
    --G. Behn

    I write upside down and sideways. I also can use it to write underwater.


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  • From David Spain@21:1/5 to Paul Resch on Tue Jun 25 08:41:02 2019
    On 6/18/2019 10:28 PM, Paul Resch wrote:
    The best news is it can go through the washer and dryer without
    ruining clothes.

    Ask me how I know.

    LOL

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to David Spain on Wed Jul 10 12:50:12 2019
    On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 8:41:05 AM UTC-4, David Spain wrote:
    On 6/18/2019 10:28 PM, Paul Resch wrote:
    The best news is it can go through the washer and dryer without
    ruining clothes.

    Ask me how I know.

    LOL

    indeed :-)

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