How It's Made: Space Pens

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[@HenrysHowTos]

“All I said was I like the pen”

[@m1a1abraham48]

Seinfeld 👍

[@jackthomas9727]

“STELLAAAA”

[@DiegoRomer0]

Cringe

[@andrewhavard6769]

Best comment

[@sunshinerose685]

"Take the pen".

[@lazarow5446]

Im glad they still making more vids for this series

[@Jimmyjimjimjim]

Pretty sure this is a repeat.

[@SnoopyDoofie]

These are old videos made years ago.

[@erniegurrola1624]

Do you wanna know how you were made?

[@mmdirtyworkz]

this is old af

[@Gravy_Master]

I think our friend Lazarow here needs a “How It’s Made - KZbin Uploads” made for him.

[@iteerrex8166]

I have never had a space pen, and I had no idea they were available for sale. I'll get one.

[@Quantum-]

I have one I bought off Amazon a while back. Best pen I've ever owned.

[@animebodypillow2959]

It is the most durable pen I own :D

[@iteerrex8166]

Nice, can't wait to get one.

[@masterofpuppets5072]

Buy me when I'll pay you back

[@AzmiMaulanaHamdani]

@@Quantum- that's a fucking cap

[@Dirtbaghippy]

"Sell me this pen." "Space pen." "I'LL TAKE A WHOLE BOX."

[@rzerizrz]

I take your entire stock!

[@DoomFinger511]

I have the bullet pen on my desk right now. I've had it for years. It's great because if you put the cap on the back then it becomes a full sized, well balanced pen. But if you don't use the cap then it is a short stubby pen, great for making marks in tight areas. It really does write everywhere in any direction. They are more reliable then pens I've used that cost $100+.

[@uriituw]

The best pen, ever. I’ve used them for years.

[@mmercier0921]

I started using them in the 80s. Just can't keep from losing them. I have a similar item I don't lose. It is big as a lug wrench and can be used as a weapon, or to punch out a windshield. I like the carbide scribe, should I want to sign a mirror glass. I realized I don't need to write under water in Antarctica at zero g.

[@husseinkassem2366]

and how much does it cost

[@concordep2504]

Yes good pens but at the cost of how many thousands, the Russians just used a pencil! 😅

[@thedude9873]

@@concordep2504 and pencils in space is a massive safety hazard 😅

[@forgenorman3025]

@@concordep2504 The creator used his own money to fund development and such, and as the other poster said pencils are dangerous on shuttles. Graphite conducts electricity, and if the dust or a piece of it snaps off and makes its way into an electronic device it could spark a massive fire in the oxygen rich environment. The Russians started using these pens a few years after NASA did. Snopes has a good article about it.

[@kenk7451]

I've had mine 15 years. It's indestructible! I actually got it at Kennedy Space Center, there's a space shuttle on the clip. Very cool!

[@charlescox290]

Um, they showed the tip breaking off with just hand strength to demonstrate the pressure driving the ink. I'm not sure I would call that "indestructible".

[@allisonhodge4576]

I LOVED my space pen for working in the oilfield. Extreme temps, weather AND the ability to write upside down! Plus I found one that had a cap and could be short for pockets or long for writing!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 So glad y’all are making videos again!

[@HammadKhan-is5pb]

why not use a PENCIL?

[@Dwayne7]

@@HammadKhan-is5pb pencil fades away overtime smartass

[@mmdirtyworkz]

@@Dwayne7 It doesn't fade but can get wiped off. There is a difference smartass.

[@jaredfisher1618]

@@mmdirtyworkz ...like fading, but faster, right?

[@jaredfisher1618]

Hands down, the best pen I have ever bought.... Fisher Space Pen. I bought it at the Sand Hill PX when we were given a 36 hour pass(Before OSUT was implemented) between BCT and AIT. I had it on me whenever I had my ACU's on me, it was literally a part of my uniform. it went trough everything I did and stood up to it all. It never needed a shake to get going. it would write without a doubt whenever i needed. upside down, full of mud and sand, on wet sweat soaked paper, it had even gone through the wash and the dryer... it wrote like it was brand new every time. After having a pen with that reliability and then one that wasn't... ugh. plus, the durability was unrivaled. I know it's just a pen, and there are probably hundreds of others just as durable, but without the reliability. It is perfect for a light infantry soldier. The thing was the absolute best pen ever and i only payed $5. Plus, pencils break to easily and need to be sharpened constantly.

[@StrikeFear13]

I do love these, but they really just get me hyped for an eventual How It's Actually Made.

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

The Fisher Space Pen! Excellent item. Nice that you paid homage to the company. They're aren't really a household name.

[@jaredfisher1618]

Hands down, the best pen I have ever bought.... Fisher Space Pen. I bought it at the Sand Hill PX when we were given a 36 hour pass(Before OSUT was implemented) between BCT and AIT. I had it on me whenever I had my ACU's on me, it was literally a part of my uniform. it went trough everything I did and stood up to it all. It never needed a shake to get going. it would write without a doubt whenever i needed. upside down, full of mud and sand, on wet sweat soaked paper, it had even gone through the wash and the dryer... it wrote like it was brand new every time. After having a pen with that reliability and then one that wasn't... ugh. plus, the durability was unrivaled. I know it's just a pen, and there are probably hundreds of others just as durable, but without the reliability. It is perfect for a light infantry soldier. The thing was the absolute best pen ever and i only payed $5.

[@p44yoyocompany]

man I remember that one scene from 3 idiots

[@rumputpanjang7380]

This is the reason I watch this lol

[@k.a.davison9897]

This is refreshing. The Science Channel presenting a segment that is absolute in it content - - - "How lt's Made: Space Pens. Generally it's little more than several individuals "speculating" on some topic without ever answering the proposition - "Water, Is It Truly Wet or An Illusion of the Mind?"

[@RSpudieD]

Gotta love good ol' How It's Made! Space Pens are pretty cool too!

[@stephencampbell9886]

Nice Pen! I too saw this pen on Seinfeld and bought one. Mine is still in it's packet! "Nice" to see the place where it was made!

[@kimbratton9620]

I love watching stuff get created!

[@paulcampbell25]

That's just funny

[@Quickened1]

Still have my pair of Star Trek space pens... Cool to see how they're made! Thanks

[@saxy1player]

I have a pencil and it's amazing!

[@ChuckUFarley90]

Pencils aren't good for space, because graphite is electrically conductive and tends to break easily. You don't want shards of conductive material floating around your spacecraft with all its exposed, SENSITIVE ELECTRONICS.

[@mybrunetteheart]

These are great pens to keep in your bag, as the cap won’t (easily) pop off - no ink related disasters!

[@drxym]

I've had multiple bullet space pens. They're handy because I've never had one leak on me and they fit easily in the pocket. The one thing I would say is while ink flows fine it can get very blobby after a while so they're not the greatest for writing.

[@kenk7451]

I've never had blobby writing. 15 years and about one refill per year, my Fisher pen has always performed top notch.

[@jaredfisher1618]

Hands down, the best pen I have ever bought.... Fisher Space Pen. I bought it at the Sand Hill PX when we were given a 36 hour pass(Before OSUT was implemented) between BCT and AIT. I had it on me whenever I had my ACU's on me, it was literally a part of my uniform. it went trough everything I did and stood up to it all. It never needed a shake to get going. it would write without a doubt whenever i needed. upside down, full of mud and sand, on wet sweat soaked paper, it had even gone through the wash and the dryer... it wrote like it was brand new every time. After having a pen with that reliability and then one that wasn't... ugh. plus, the durability was unrivaled. I know it's just a pen, and there are probably hundreds of others just as durable, but without the reliability. It is perfect for a light infantry soldier. The thing was the absolute best pen ever and i only payed $5.

[@LeicaM11]

I am using my third space pen. Bought the first one at The Sharper Image back in 1995.

[@kali888]

Do they last that long?

[@kali888]

@Wildlife Warrior good one

[@viperfang5291]

I have the fisher CH4. It’s an amazing pen.

[@michaelmurray7199]

I bought a couple from the gift shop at the Udvar-Hazy Center. They’re about $15 each, plus about $3-5 for the refills, but it’s money well spent. I really enjoy using them!

[@BaDMrFr0zty]

"so that's the astronaut pen" "take the pen"

[@frankierzucekjr]

That was fascinating. I didn't even know this existed. I want to get one of the originals.

[@taylordavison6849]

They still make them.

[@joermnyc]

I remember on Seinfeld: Jerry’s parent’s neighbor down in Florida, who would always mention his “astronaut pen” until he finally lost it when he crashed the Cadillac Jerry bought for his parents into the swamp, but they sold it to their neighbor thinking Jerry couldn’t afford a Cadillac.

[@TheReesew1974]

Jack Klompus

[@garganrose]

It's funny I was expecting this comment section to be filled to the brim with Seinfeld references but this is the only one I found.

[@cacxa_chicken]

wow this pen is awesome

[@SadBoy-fi1oq]

I remember watching this after school being intrigued

[@StockHeightChevy603]

I don’t know why they recommended it but I’m happy they did.

[@13thravenpurple94]

Great work Thank youuuu

[@pheurbelvls3710]

Fascinating.💚💚

[@Munden]

I misread that title a few times and was getting Austin Powers flashbacks

[@monteiro5306]

Great video.

[@SSSyndrome214]

Only $22? I'm sold. This was probably some great advertising for them.

[@BreeDog823]

awsome stuff! whould also love to see Il Disinganno by Francesco Queirolo on how it's made, that whould be so awsome

[@wesleywillmer6659]

Cool

[@yashrawat9409]

*" Sir space me pencils ka use kyu nahi karte , lakhon dollars bach jate "* You know it if you know it

[@seekwhen1848]

Pressurized cartridge pens are good because they don't leave out as much dried ink residue as in standard ballpoint pens

[@BitSmythe]

3:50. There is so much awesome engineering to make all these tiny parts, and assemble them together. They couldn’t figure out how to get a spring inside?

[@Bobo-ox7fj]

They're pretty proud about still employing locals to make their products, why not do a bit of assembly and QA in one step?

[@charlescox290]

This was the American solution to writing in space. The Soviet Union solution was to just use pencils.

[@morbideddie]

@@charlescox290 well, pencils were also the American solution. Then the specs pen was invented and they bought some because they are far safer to use in space vs pencils which create graphite dust.

[@Kampos94]

Look at those nasty nails tho, I guess they kept manual labor to get the local hobos some work.

[@koodreadtv]

Amazing

[@jmd1743]

I was looking to buy a space pen, what stopped me was that they didn't offer a model solid body that had a means of securely attaching a lanyard to stop it from walking off.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Fascinating🖋

[@haydenjohnson6265]

This is something that is so important but no one would ever think about🤣

[@Maebbie]

yeah I tried a space pen 15 years ago and i really liked how hard it felt

[@NeonMako]

15 years ago and you liked it? I hope you bought one between then and now! XD

[@Maebbie]

@@NeonMako no

[@sunstarburst]

I just love a good writing pen. 🖊🖋🤗👍🏾👍🏾

[@zeening]

wild the place that makes this is across the street from the factory i worked at in lincoln, RI where we did the electroplating on these pens for them

[@zeening]

lol those stupid foam holders with the caps, we had hundreds of thousands of those things kicking around years after they stopped making them at the lincoln location

[@avishay-so7xg]

Nice

[@schleuer.]

The factory making the pen of the future looks like it was made during the Industrial Revolution

[@louf7178]

We'll get some paint and LEDs for ya.

[@Themtaters618]

The narrator sounds like the guy from “THE FITNESS GRAM PACER TEST-“

[@yeyex4165]

It even works under water

[@synthetichappiness7564]

This video makes it look like thousands of people are in space...

[@christianemartirez2222]

So this is how Viru's pen was made

[@gnoscyde]

Can't stop imagining Peter Dinklage saying Space Pens.

[@bkkk5713]

the way they break that pen made me feel uneasy.

[@de-fault_de-fault]

You think I’ve never ridden in a Cadillac before?! I’ve ridden in a Cadillac hundreds of times! Thousands of times!!

[@collindolan5493]

Ah thank you

[@MannyDer]

I have a few of the bullets and a couple of a different style, I'm afraid to lose them, so they sit in a display case in my house

[@Hardik1115]

Am I the only one who immediately remembered 3 idiots😂 after watching this.

[@nico.c97]

Im just here for the pencil puns

[@Liquid_Mike]

They should really just post Amazon links for whatever they're making in these vids, save us a step

[@frozengamer3030]

I want to see how the bic pen was made next.

[@Zendukai]

I want one :)

[@switzair8756]

Inventors[edit] The Fisher Space Pen was created by Austrian Friedrich Schächter and expanded by Erwin Rath. Paul C. Fisher invented the "thixotropic special ink". The pens were manufactured in Boulder City, Nevada. Paul C. Fisher first patented the AG7 "anti-gravity" pen in 1965. (Wikipedia > "Spacepen")

[@D_Revolution_Revo]

By the thumbnail itself M searching it on Amazon Right Now 😎😁😁🚀👩🏻‍🚀

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Did Branson buy everyone a Fisher Space Pen for yesterdays "Not Quite Outer-Space" flight? 😆😂🤣

[@giornogiovanna1446]

I dont need it I dont need it later that day : I need it

[@asilievichgunderi8620]

Super caneta.

[@Parapresdokian]

Space pens: writes in 0G regardless of temperature. Pencil: taste my carbon.

[@js1465s]

NASA: Spends millions developing Space Pen Russia: Pencil

[@l0sts0ul89]

And the pencils fucked up the Russian space stations so they bought the US Space Pens

[@okay.8623]

NASA didn't make the pen. NASA, and Russia have used the pen since the 60s.

[@arussianspy3114]

I just got my space pen and it came broken but there replacing it so that’s cool

[@coloradostrong]

"There" where? _They're_ replacing it?

[@hifijohn]

take the pen!! Jack Klompus

[@florky_01]

i want to buy one hehe

[@thomasbelow]

The best pen on the Planet❤❤❤

[@object4452]

I need this pen, alot of them.

[@coloradostrong]

"Alot" is a town in India. "A lot" is more than one of something.

[@SecretPesch]

I dont care about the pen, all I want is that waterproof paper

[@angelmartinez8778]

Never heard of this pen🤔 Now I gotta have it🤦🤣🤣🤣

[@richardhead8264]

*2:19* *_Savage!!_*

[@Max2coolmayur]

“Why not use a pencil and save millions??? “: Rancho 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@geliladereje1904]

oH yEaHhHhHhHhHhhhhhhh...

[@jeanmatthews3899]

the soviets used pencil but because the tips break off in space they decided to use space pens and the soviets and americans got lucky because they recieved discounts i think it's just 6 to 8 us dollars each

[@Sojourner7367]

ranchoddas shamaldas chanchad

[@wupme]

They used crayons. And its a myth that the space pen was designed for space.

[@okay.8623]

@@wupme Yet they are actually still used in space.

[@mmercier0921]

I had several of them. They always get lost. I found 3 of them when I replaced my dryer. Found replacement cartridges... then lost all of them again. I had the short ones in stainless.

[@jaredfisher1618]

Hands down, the best pen I have ever bought.... Fisher Space Pen. I bought it at the Sand Hill PX when we were given a 36 hour pass(Before OSUT was implemented) between BCT and AIT. I had it on me whenever I had my ACU's on me, it was literally a part of my uniform. it went trough everything I did and stood up to it all. It never needed a shake to get going. it would write without a doubt whenever i needed. upside down, full of mud and sand, on wet sweat soaked paper, it had even gone through the wash and the dryer... it wrote like it was brand new every time. After having a pen with that reliability and then one that wasn't... ugh. I know it's just a pen, but the thing was the absolute best pen ever and i only payed $5

[@pipe8248]

Gooood

[@hairatibrahim9747]

I also ❤ it

[@qray7873]

Made in the USA,Boulder City,Nevada

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

Am i the only one thinking the refills being assembled looks like very long cartridges for guns...?

[@Earthsbiggesthater]

I want one

[@robincheung8153]

Pencil: Am I a joke to you?

[@techmouse.]

The pen is mightier!

[@MrNick-]

“Sell me a pen” Me: “Sit down and watch this video”

[@GoldenS2]

i have this one. but i dont unbox until now XD

[@rs2143]

Had many over the years they're great

[@mmdirtyworkz]

If they are great one should be enough?

[@TheMaddestHatter234]

@@mmdirtyworkz ink runs out eventually

[@mmdirtyworkz]

@@TheMaddestHatter234 replacement cartridge

[@Aristowi]

Jerry Seinfeld should have never accepted this pen, it started a series of unfortunate events.

[@morten1]

"Sell me this pen"

[@Skeeders]

I wanted to get one so I looked it up, one of these will set you back 50-750 dollars each!

[@vyctordraco948]

i CAN GET ONE FOR LIKE 4 BUCKS....CAST LESS TO BUY ONE THAN TO REFILL IT.

[@AzmiMaulanaHamdani]

@@vyctordraco948 cap

[@sauronthegreat5799]

I had one when I was 10ths old.

[@Amoni.London]

Seinfeld Episode! 😂❤

[@morganoberg7065]

where can I get one of these

[@chairmannom9507]

I would love to be the guy doing the writing tests

[@techmouse.]

Wow the comments for this video: _pencil_ _pencil_ _russians_ _pencil_ _russians_ _pencil_ _pencil_ Three things: First, graphite is conductive. When you write, little fragments of graphite break away from the pencil and fly off the page. The tips can also break off entirely, even more so if you're using a mechanical pencil. You can see the problem with letting a bunch of conductive graphite chunks float around in zero gravity near your life support and navigation computers, right? Second, wood pencils are flammable. You can see the problem with having a bunch of flammable materials hanging around in an oxygen rich environment like a space station, right? Third, that story is completely made up. It's an extremely old, and well debunked urban legend by now. Space programs for both used the same exact pens: Fisher Space Pens. Fisher funded the research and development of the pen on their own. With no involvement from NASA. Later, when NASA heard about this "anti-gravity" pen, they ordered some and approved their usage starting in 1967. Russia would do the same in 1969. So they both used the same pen. Furthermore, Russia never even used normal pencils to begin with, for the reasons mentioned above. They used grease pencils. If anything, it was NASA that was closest to 'using normal pencils', and even then it was still mechanical pencils. So even that part of the story is wrong and unfounded. The whole story is not true and never was. So now that you know the truth, do your part to spread it. Stop this nonsense.

[@mattmin45]

Wow, I wanted to know the truth, it make sense now. Thanks for sharing !👍

[@louf7178]

Thx

[@nevermore0]

Dang, just how many astronauts are there??

[@Vice_Admiral_Garp]

Russia responded with a lead pencil 😂

[@l0sts0ul89]

And they found out their shit and adopted space pens.

[@okay.8623]

NASA didn't make the pen. NASA, and Russia have used the pen since the 60s.

[@shimonigmagames]

Now I know

[@nagasainathkoduru9995]

Please do something about Amature Radio ( ham radio )