When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300 degrees Celsius. The Russians used a pencil.
2007-05-01 02:22:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Ha Ha! Funny! lol! 10!
2007-05-01 02:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by cats 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Know what you call an Italian astronaut?
A specimen!
2007-05-01 09:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
classic!
2007-05-01 09:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by ♥♣Amanda♣♠ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American ingenuity!
2007-05-01 09:27:26 · answer #4 · answered by wedgemom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋