The Parable of The Pencil (Part 2)

Here is another story about pencil. When USA wanted to send their first astronaut to space, they were trying to come up with a pen which the astronaut can write with (without gravity). At around the same time, the Russia was also preparing to send their astronaut into space and were also troubled by the problem of the astronaut writing materials.

A pen will not work because gravity is needed to push the ink. Finally, after 3 long months, both countries manage to come up with the 'perfect' pen to be use in space. Together, the USA and Russia held a conference to talk about both countries preparation and they talked on the topic about pen.

Proud of their new invention which costs more than 3 millons US dollars, they showed the Russia 'The Pen Suitable for Space'. Next, a Russian minister went up the stage and presented their writing material to be use in space, the PENCIL. The Amerians were very taken aback. After a few rounds of demonstration, it is indeed true that the pencil is usable in space.

This goes to show that sometimes the simplest creation is usable in many situation, all that it matters is us.