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I use gel pens, because they leave thinner and more black trace. I think ballpoint pen belongs to history.
Gel pens smear when used left-handed. They are unusable for 10% of the population.
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I always just used a pencil.
I usually had neither on me when needed, so I just used my pinkie.
Like this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yk8v9Ijp1So
It's such a versatile product. I bet everyone here who's older than 45/50 have at least once used a Bic pen to rewind a cassete tape. I also used the plastic clip as a stapler remover. There were many other uses for it, for sure.
cassettes were still popular 20y ago, you can probably take 15y off your estimate!
There's an old article from The Atlantic [1] that makes the case that the ballpoint pen killed cursive: they require much more pressure to write with compared to rollerball or fountain pens. Like the author, I started using a fountain pen and it makes so much more sense why you would write in cursive with that thing. If you like taking analog notes, I highly recommend getting yourself a starter fountain pen and some…
There are a variety of cheap ones available; I'm fond of the Platinum Preppy. They're cheap as chips, write nicely, and have a fine version that actually lives up to its name. The Lamy Safari is also popular, but I found it too chunky to be comfortable.
There's an old article from The Atlantic [1] that makes the case that the ballpoint pen killed cursive: they require much more pressure to write with compared to rollerball or fountain pens. Like the author, I started using a fountain pen and it makes so much more sense why you would write in cursive with that thing. If you like taking analog notes, I highly recommend getting yourself a starter fountain pen and some…
I second your recommendation for trying fountain pens. I suffer from some form of arthritis, and fountain pens let me write again. There are a variety of cheap ones available; I'm fond of the Platinum Preppy. They're cheap as chips, write nicely, and have a fine version that actually lives up to its name. The Lamy Safari is also popular, but I found it too chunky to be comfortable.
The bic clic (not cristal) is the iconic pen of my childhood. It's hard to explain how popular they were in NZ, if you asked kids to draw a pen that's what they'd draw.
EDIT: Apparently also referred to as the BIC M10. Not to be confused with the BIC Clic Stic they apparently sell in the US.
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I use gel pens, because they leave thinner and more black trace. I think ballpoint pen belongs to history.
Gel pens smear when used left-handed. They are unusable for 10% of the population.
My favourite is actually the BIC M10. Fell totally.out of fashion but I dislike the idea of detachable cap which gets lost all to easy. https://fr.bic.com/fr/bic-m10-original-stylos-bille-retracta...
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100 Billion sales means there are some things to like ...
Ok, and? Coke bottles have sold more than that
