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[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Space (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Plus pressurized pens are useful in more than just zero-g. I used to use one along with a waterproof note pad for note taking in the field. They're also not prohibitively expensive, although the ones from Fisher itself carry a pretty huge brand name markup, other companies sell them for a couple bucks each.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Wait....waterproof notepad?! How does a notepad hold the moisture from the pen? Or is this like a grease marker situation?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

idk how it works but it does. I've been using Rite in the Rain for years but there are others too if you search it up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Just guessing here but I imagine the ink doesn't contain any water, so an otherwise absorbent material that is treated with a hydrophobic coating would probably work for that.

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