@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • edit-23 months ago[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Spacemander.xyzimagemessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up11.47K
arrow-up11.47Kimage[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Spacemander.xyz@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • edit-23 months agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoDon’t felt tip pens work by capillary action?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•3 months agoThat do. The failure comes if the spacecraft use lower air pressure, then the ink is pushed out of the pen by the pressurised gas in the ink The same thing causes some pens to leak in aeroplanes.
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Don’t felt tip pens work by capillary action?
That do. The failure comes if the spacecraft use lower air pressure, then the ink is pushed out of the pen by the pressurised gas in the ink
The same thing causes some pens to leak in aeroplanes.