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I'm considering purchasing a Fischer Space Pen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_pen
I really like it for its compact size and the pressurized ink. I write on a note pad positioned on the steering wheel (while parked!) and "normal" pens become unusable in this position after a couple of seconds.
It's hard for me to lay down $20 on a pen that I haven't been able to hold and test. Does anyone here have experience with a Space Pen? What are your thoughts on it? Is it a bunch of hype and hooey or is it worth the dough?
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I had one in elementary school and loved it. It's compact size when the cap is on makes it really slick. Back then (mid 90's) the pen wasn't a whole lot better then your average ball point pen, but at least the ink was consistent.
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Yeah, the pen works. Unless they have regular sizes now, I find them to be too small for my hands. Also, the ink runs out kinda fast and isn't all that cheap to replace. The $20 to buy the pen in the long run should be no big deal.
But hey, it fills a need, and if you have that need, with it you will succeed.
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Up until last week, I didn't have the need for a Space Pen.
But now that I've put down my deposit with Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard (Branson) sent me a "Welcome To Space" gift pack that includes the Space Pen. It's kinda small but seems to work okay.
Go for it!!!
Okay, I lied about the deposit part....
But my brother had the Space Pen and he thought it was cool and seemed to work well.
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Deck is correct, small for my mitts, and ink runs out fast. Last time I bought a refill was the late 1970's, expensive then.
Do what the Cosmonauts did, use a pencil.
The Russians laugh at us at times!
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As I recall, the ball point pen was a nasa invention
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Nasa invented the first Space Toilet, too:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C006247F/E...rcury.html
:-)
sorry, back to pens.
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I have several. They tend to get mixed in with the other pens, but when they re-surface, I love using them.
All in all, though, it's still only a pen.
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[quote BigGuynRusty][quote hal]As I recall, the ball point pen was a nasa invention
WOW!! NASA was around in 1888?
"The first patent on a ballpoint pen was issued on 30 October, 1888, to John J Loud"
Wiki.:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_point_pen
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NASA was around in 1888. Back then they didn't even have adult diapers.
