These pens rely on gravity to bathe the ball in ink, which allows it to glide around in the socket like a tiny roll-on deodorant. Continue reading “Tech Hidden In Plain Sight: The Ballpoint Pen ...

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Ballpoint vs fountain pens: Ink capacity. A fountain pen cartridge will give you around 7 to 15 pages of writing, whereas a ballpoint pen contains enough ink to write a continuous line four to ...

Ballpoint pens use oil-based ink, which is quick-drying and waterproof. Since the ink is thicker, the pen requires more pressure to write, but some people prefer the added control.

The ballpoint pen as we know it was patented on June 10, 1943, by brothers László and György Bíró, who sought a cleaner, more reliable alternative to fountain pens.

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Ballpoint pen ink is made up, among other things, of a pigment, a fixing agent and a liquid solvent. When the ink is applied on paper, the solvent sinks into the paper or evaporates, ...