[SamLBInj]

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, on almost any
surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing
to over 300 C.
The Russians used a pencil.

Enjoy paying your taxes -- they're coming due again
Sam