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Did NASA Spend Millions Developing a Pen When the Russians Used Pencils?

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Did NASA Spend Millions Developing a Pen When the Russians Used Pencils?
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→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFo... →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard':    • How Dick Came to be Short for Richard   If you're interested in purchasing a "Space Pen" check out the link here http://amzn.to/2liOmQj Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut The Fascinating World of Apollo Astronaut Life Insurance Policies    • The Fascinating World of Apollo Astronaut ...   How Do Astronauts Scratch an Itch When in Their Space Suits    • How Do Astronauts Scratch an Itch When in ...   In this video: The humble ballpoint pen is an item so ubiquitous the chances of you not having one near you right now are so low E.T could probably give you the percentage on his right hand. Few people realize just how much technology, craftsmanship and effort goes into creating a single pen- probably because you can buy 30 of them for a few dollars, only to mysteriously have them all disappear within a week. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.p... Sources: http://www.scientificamerican.com/art... http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Bo... http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6e...    • How do they do it? Bic Cristal Ballpoint Pen   http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/01/obi... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/peo... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/21345... http://www.reading.ac.uk/CFAM/Ballpoi... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballpoin... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1s... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Bich
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