This is where things get interesting, and when the ballpoint pen becomes incredibly cheap and ubiquitous. In addition to thicker ink, the secret is in precision-machined steel balls, which Marcel ...

Ballpoint pens distribute fast-drying ink without the ink drying in the pen itself. It uses a thick, oil-based ink that is dispersed by a small ball in a socket at the head of the pen. The ...

While ink can be difficult to remove from clothing, it's far from impossible. Want more cleaning tips? Sign up for Good Housekeeping's FREE pop-up spring cleaning newsletter! Luckily, in the Good ...

Someone suggested: "If it's pen ink, I had milk work once to soak some out." Echoing the sentiment, another wrote: "Try to remove ballpoint stains with milk. Sounds crazy but works! With that much ...

Express yourself effortlessly with Pilot's line of innovative writing tools, including gel ink, erasable, rolling ball, ballpoint and fountain pens, & dry erase markers & more ...

we can compare them to ordinary ballpoint pens. When light hits the ink of a blue pen, the ink reflects blue light and absorbs other colours, which is why the ink appears blue. Highlighter pens ...

and above all they represent the era when ink-powered writing implements became cheap and portable. But they’re just not for me. I wish I liked iconic, ubiquitous, everyday ballpoint pens like ...