The US spent a Billion dollars on a zero gravity pen

The Russians spent 2 cents on a pencil.
Someday I will tie all the threads together
but in terms of one on one combat
the Russkies would kick ass.
In Defence of the USA
they sought a zero gravity
pen because the graphite
flakes from any pencil
would be a hazard
for mission critical
electronics
the Soviets
just said
pick up 
a rifle
from a
 dead comrade