America.....fuck yeah!!!

delakong · Post by **delakong** » 21 Jun 2005 13:58

During the heat of the space race in the 1960s, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration decided it needed a ball point pen to write in the zero gravity confines of its space capsules. After considerable research and development, the Astronaut Pen was developed at a cost of about US $1 million. The pen worked and also enjoyed some modest success as a novelty item back here on earth. The Soviet Union, faced with the same problem, used a pencil

This is a funny fact that I read. This is the site I read it on.
http://www.bronzepig.ca/facts1.shtml

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 21 Jun 2005 14:34

Just another interesting aside to that, A pencil can be used to repair a damaged circuit board, but an ink pen can not..

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 21 Jun 2005 15:23

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 21 Jun 2005 15:40

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » 21 Jun 2005 15:57

damn, i was hoping this would be something about team america, but it isnt, still a really cool website, its quite interesting.

Iain · Post by **Iain** » 21 Jun 2005 18:54

Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

snap

Colin · Post by **Colin** » 21 Jun 2005 19:07

Wait, didn't Donald Duck also come up with the [x-dex] concept?

It's all making sense now...

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 21 Jun 2005 19:10

That`s a Hall of Fame post right there...

Badnfluenc · Post by **Badnfluenc** » 21 Jun 2005 23:02

wow, i have read over 500 of those

qphox · Post by **qphox** » 22 Jun 2005 07:35

FlexThis wrote:On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.

Brilliant!!!

Okay, I had to check this one out.

Just as a quick background for those unaware, the 2 dollar bill was removed from circulation a number of years ago, replaced by the "Twonie", the two dollar coin.

I have 4 mint condition 2 dollar bills right in front of me, and the flag over the parliament building is definitely Canadian.

Maybe there's an older version of the 2 dollar bill that the "fact" refers to?

sniikeri · Post by **sniikeri** » 22 Jun 2005 10:15

Iain wrote:Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

snap

Yeah, that was in the 70s I guess. Sex Pistols' gig here was also cancelled.

Nowadays, Aku Ankka (=Donald Duck) is one of the biggest magazines in Finland, I repeat, it's one of the biggest magazines in Finland. NOT just the comics, ALL magazines. Donald Duck as a comic is probably nowhere else as popular as here.
-TrueFanX~~

Newf wrote:Wait, didn't Donald Duck also come up with the [x-dex] concept?

It's all making sense now...

Ouch, Colin...