When NASA started sending
astronauts into space they quickly discovered that ball-point 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.
Lying John should work for NASA. He would have made sure that this program cost at least three hundred million. Gotta grease those palms, you know.
ReplyDeleteSorry, a well worn urban legend.
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I knew you'd sniff the truth out.
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