• Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Pencils are problematic in space and NASA didn’t spend millions developing it

    Sorry had to “ahem actually” your joke :p

    • werefreeatlast@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Nah, the joke is that NASA spent millions on a positive pressure space pen…the ruzzians used a pencil. Lol, don’t be trying to fix history that doesn’t need fixing. The ruzzians also invaded Ukraine and lost.

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        18 hours ago

        The joke is factually incorrect. The Soviets used pens because graphite and pencil shavings are problematic for delicate equipment in microgravity.

        Also the Soviet government has little to no relation to the capitalist oligarchy that currently runs Russia so the comment about Ukraine is irrelevant.

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          13 hours ago

          Other factually incorrect jokes… An electron walks into a bar…a Mexican, an American, a Frenchman… Why did the chicken cross the road?.. Why can’t tyrannosaurs scratch it’s back?..