of course
if it was a standard ballpoint it wouldn't work in zero-g anyway.

Maybe that's why this hypothetical austronaut keeps trying to drop it.
(greatoldone Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl f'tagn, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:17, 1 reply)

actually a standard biro
works perfectly in zero-G. Actually better than it does on earth, because you can write at any orientation in the absence of gravity.

And what is the matter with people and this standard assumption that someone with a PhD is an oracle for anything? Why would someone studying nursing be an expert in gravity? I mean, I can probably help you with most branches of engineering and medicine, but I doubt you'd want to trust my knowledge on 16th century French kings.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:35, closed)

hmmm....
A PhD once said that to complete, you need to be obsessed with your subject to aspergian levels. I suspect that a goodly number of PhDs are not so much smart as autistic spectrum.

Having said that, I can clearly recall being taught in primary school that the moon (and the planets) have gravity, but that its strength is related to the mass of the planet. This was one of those things that was mentioned a few times throughout my years of schooling.

It seems that some people just don't pay attention.
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 14:13, closed)