The myth of NASA's expensive space pens

Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by cschmidt on Thursday October 10, 2013 @04:59PM (#6529998)

I keep a space pen in my pocket at all times. A Field Notebook in my back pocket, and I'm always ready to write things down.

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Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by Jtsummers on Thursday October 10, 2013 @05:03PM (#6530025)

Same, I've had one of these pens since 2007 or 2008. First saw them in HS, when the $20 or $30 sounded like a lot of money, when a grandchild of one of the founder(he claimed, and it would be an odd claim to make if it weren't true) was in a class of mine. I used to get made fun of, which hasn't bothered me since high school, until people started realizing they were always asking to borrow it to write down a note or sign a receipt.

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Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by ChikkaChiChi on Thursday October 10, 2013 @05:41PM (#6530220)

After watching a YouTube of Adam Savage proclaiming the joys of the space pen, I went out and bought one of my own.

Great decision.

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Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by tannerj on Thursday October 10, 2013 @10:36PM (#6531173)

I watched the same video, love Adam and Tested.com, my favorite aspect of the pen is how small it is when you put the cap on. Fits in my pocket and I can't tell its there.

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bypi7h6WOGg This is the video of stuff Adam Savage carries on a daily basis. Interesting if you are a gadget nut.

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Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by ChikkaChiChi on Friday October 11, 2013 @10:08AM (#6533129)

I took it another step: http://imgur.com/JvMbVe4

I found a Stanley screwdriver that is great to carry around in my pocket. I used a bit of Instamorph to build a clip for both and now they don't slide around in my pocket!

I love this stuff.

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