fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-25 days ago[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Spacemander.xyzimagemessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down17
arrow-up1342arrow-down1image[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Spacemander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·4 days agoand thin paper shavings = space kindling. the entire argument is fucking dumb. perhaps the sovs gnawed their pencils sharp and consumed all the graphite fragments and shavings lol. good lil soviet space beavers
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIf I remember correctly, the Soviet engines were a lot harder to short out, so pencils weren’t as big a problem in their spacecraft.
![[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Space](https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/466a2af6-4d33-4f93-aa6c-eaaf49ab899f.jpeg){kind=link}
and thin paper shavings = space kindling. the entire argument is fucking dumb.
perhaps the sovs gnawed their pencils sharp and consumed all the graphite fragments and shavings lol. good lil soviet space beavers
If I remember correctly, the Soviet engines were a lot harder to short out, so pencils weren’t as big a problem in their spacecraft.