Quote Originally Posted by fortheether View Post
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity.

To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300° C.

The Russians use a pencil.
Haha, funny story, but not true
NASA Space Pen - Did NASA Spend Billions Designing Zero-Gravity Space Pen? - Urban Legends

It reminds me of a sexist joke though...

There are three blondes trapped on an island with a genie, who will grant them each one wish. The first one says "I wish I was a hundred times smarter". The genie grants her wish, she builds a boat and rows across to the mainland. The next one says "I wish I was a THOUSAND times smarter", so the genie grants her wish, she builds a plane and flies over to the mainland. The final one says "I wish I was a MILLION times smarter", so the genie turns her into a man and she uses the bridge.