This reminds me of a story from the space race. America spent millions and millions of dollars developing a pressurized pen that could be used in zero gravity. Knowing Russia's program was much smaller, we asked Russia how they solved that problem. Russia said,
"We used pencils."
Hopefully, this time, Russia will say, "try paper."
It’s a nice story, but the fact is that America also used pencils, but the small granite particles was breaking equipment and getting stuck everywhere. In space, it just floats around and is impossible to get rid off.
This reminds me of a story from the space race. America spent millions and millions of dollars developing a pressurized pen that could be used in zero gravity. Knowing Russia's program was much smaller, we asked Russia how they solved that problem. Russia said,
"We used pencils."
Hopefully, this time, Russia will say, "try paper."
It’s a nice story, but the fact is that America also used pencils, but the small granite particles was breaking equipment and getting stuck everywhere. In space, it just floats around and is impossible to get rid off.