pens

Hey, hey, hey, that pen doesn't only write in zero gee, it writes underwater,
too. Eric in Denver (with my coffee maker plugged into a rock)

By the way, Derek, what exactly was your source for the "million dollar"
financial figure? Eric (coffee maker still plugged into a rock)

G'day,

> By the way, Derek, what exactly was your source for the

It was on a science program about NASA a few (give or take) years back on the
government broadcaster down here.

Though to be fair the show (or maybe a later one) did point out that they were
making their money back selling them in the gift shops at NASA and Smithsonian
(??).

The reason I often seek to defend such claims is that they are often
exaggerated by the media. Take, for example, the "$600,000 toilet seat". This
was, in part, a toilet seat. However, a little digging will find out the rest
of the story. The
cost was for a completely contained high-altitude toilet for use on
military planes. Now, I'm no expert in toilet design, but it's not as simple
as plunking a common toilet into a pressurized room. Anyway, the media heard
about it and the rest is history..... Eric

> It was on a science program about NASA a few (give or take) years back