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How Long is a Pen?

By Midnight Indigo Leave a Comment | Last Updated December 19, 2020

What is the Length of a Pen

There are thousands of pens in the world made by hundreds of different manufacturers and it got us to thinking as to what the average length of a pen is? There are no set standards that to be classed as a ballpoint pen you must be a certain amount of length in mm, cm or inches.

Yet when you are in a stationery store that sells lots of different pens they all look similar in length. This means that the pen manufacturers must have done testing to find the optimal length of their pens. So we dug a little deeper well actually a lot deeper and looked at the length of the pens that are sold by one of the major online retailers to find out how long is a pen?

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How Far Will A Ballpoint Pen Write?

By Tony Bridges 2 Comments | Last Updated March 23, 2020

How Far Will A Ballpoint Pen Write

This is awesome: Researchers at the University of Reading are studying a wide assortment of ballpoint pens available in the UK to determine how they perform and why.the interesting part is how far will a ballpoint pen write and it produced some surprising results. [Read more…]

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Why a Pen is a ‘Biro’ in the UK

By Tony Bridges 7 Comments | Last Updated December 15, 2020

Bic Biro Pens

For our American readers, a pen is usually just a pen. But those of you in the UK know that cheap ballpoints are often referred to as “biros.” If you’ve ever wondered about the reason for that, it’s this:

The first ballpoint pen, utilizing a steel ball bearing held in place by a socket, was developed in the late 19th century by a man named John Loud. Unfortunately, his invention didn’t work too well on paper and was used mainly for marking leather, according to a report from the BBC. [Read more…]

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Ballpoint, Rollerball, or Gel: Which Pen is Best for You?

By Midnight Indigo 35 Comments | Last Updated November 12, 2020

Ballpoint Rollerball or Gel Which Pen is Best

With so many choices of pens out there today it can easily get a bit confusing – do I need a ballpoint, rollerball or gel pen?

Having such a wide choice to choose from though isn’t a bad thing as it gives you plenty of options when looking for a pen to fit your needs. One of the questions that we are most often asked is what is the difference between these pens and how does this affect how they write? [Read more…]

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