The cheap pen that changed writing forever
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Re: The cheap pen that changed writing forever
#2One side effect not discussed here: how the shift to ballpoint pens increased hand strain [0]. Writing with a fountain pen is relatively effortless - not to deny it has several other drawbacks. I imagine this is part of why, as an elementary school student in France, I was required to write with only fountain pens.
[0] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballp...
Re: The cheap pen that changed writing forever
#3One side effect not discussed here: how the shift to ballpoint pens increased hand strain [0]. Writing with a fountain pen is relatively effortless - not to deny it has several other drawbacks. I imagine this is part of why, as an elementary school student in France, I was required to write with only fountain pens. [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballp...
I always use roller/gel pens, but I have never tried a fountain pen.
I cannot use a cheap stick ballpoint pen. My writing looks bad, my hand cramps up, I don’t know why that is.
Re: The cheap pen that changed writing forever
#4One side effect not discussed here: how the shift to ballpoint pens increased hand strain [0]. Writing with a fountain pen is relatively effortless - not to deny it has several other drawbacks. I imagine this is part of why, as an elementary school student in France, I was required to write with only fountain pens. [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballp...
Right - ballpoint pens are horrible to write with and your writing will look terrible, but they are useful in an austere environment like a plane or outdoors, especially when they're the pressurised variant.
Re: The cheap pen that changed writing forever
#5One side effect not discussed here: how the shift to ballpoint pens increased hand strain [0]. Writing with a fountain pen is relatively effortless - not to deny it has several other drawbacks. I imagine this is part of why, as an elementary school student in France, I was required to write with only fountain pens. [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballp...
I always use roller/gel pens, but I have never tried a fountain pen. I cannot use a cheap stick ballpoint pen. My writing looks bad, my hand cramps up, I don’t know why that is.
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Re: The cheap pen that changed writing forever
#6I recently switched to a fountain pen - way easier to write with and way less tension. Neil Gaiman suggested it and so I gave it a shot. Never going back - my handwriting is better (but I write cursive) and it is easier to write longer without strain.
That said - super cool story.
Re: The cheap pen that changed writing forever
#7I recently switched to a fountain pen - way easier to write with and way less tension. Neil Gaiman suggested it and so I gave it a shot. Never going back - my handwriting is better (but I write cursive) and it is easier to write longer without strain. That said - super cool story.
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Re: The cheap pen that changed writing forever
#8One side effect not discussed here: how the shift to ballpoint pens increased hand strain [0]. Writing with a fountain pen is relatively effortless - not to deny it has several other drawbacks. I imagine this is part of why, as an elementary school student in France, I was required to write with only fountain pens. [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballp...
While in most cases, it is a drawback, it is an advantage when you are making carbon copies.
There are forms that require you to use a ballpoint pen for that reason.
Re: The cheap pen that changed writing forever
#9One side effect not discussed here: how the shift to ballpoint pens increased hand strain [0]. Writing with a fountain pen is relatively effortless - not to deny it has several other drawbacks. I imagine this is part of why, as an elementary school student in France, I was required to write with only fountain pens. [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballp...
I always use roller/gel pens, but I have never tried a fountain pen. I cannot use a cheap stick ballpoint pen. My writing looks bad, my hand cramps up, I don’t know why that is.
The gel pens are my favorite, but I did enjoy using fountain pens in grade school - I just liked the way the result looked.
Re: The cheap pen that changed writing forever
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I always use roller/gel pens, but I have never tried a fountain pen. I cannot use a cheap stick ballpoint pen. My writing looks bad, my hand cramps up, I don’t know why that is.
The gel pens are my favorite, but I did enjoy using fountain pens in grade school - I just liked the way the result looked.
How anyone can enjoy writing with fountain pens is completely beyond me. They were the bane of my childhood.