fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-226 days ago[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Spacemander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1711arrow-down124
arrow-up1687arrow-down1external-link[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Spacemander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-226 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·25 days agoand thin paper shavings = space kindling. the entire argument is fucking dumb. perhaps the sovs gnawed their pencils sharp and consumed all the graphite fragments and shavings lol. good lil soviet space beavers
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoThe Soviets were using grease pencils IIRC before also switching to the Fisher Space Pen around 1969. The grease pencil eliminated the risk of graphite floating around but the writing quality isn’t great.
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and thin paper shavings = space kindling. the entire argument is fucking dumb.
perhaps the sovs gnawed their pencils sharp and consumed all the graphite fragments and shavings lol. good lil soviet space beavers
The Soviets were using grease pencils IIRC before also switching to the Fisher Space Pen around 1969. The grease pencil eliminated the risk of graphite floating around but the writing quality isn’t great.