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[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Space (mander.xyz)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't felt tip pens work by capillary action?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

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.