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A ball point pen is a great writing implements. They were not invented until shortly before world war two, in 1938 by Laszlo Biro. The creator got the idea from newspapers. He noticed that the ink in newspapers dried quickly and did not leave smudges, so he thought it would be a great idea to make a pen that used the same ink. To do that, he could not do a standard fountain pen, since the ink was too thick and dried to quickly for that. Instead, he put a tiny ball bearing at the very tip of the pen which would roll around, dispersing the ink as the pen moved on the page.

Ball point pens are still, to this day one of the best types of pens. They leak less than fountain pens, although the down side is that they dry out quickly sometimes. As a writer, finding just the perfect pen is really important to me. I don't use a standard ball point pen, but instead use a pressurized pen modelled after the astronaut pens that can write in zero gravity. These pens have a pressurized capsule inside. Normal ballpoint pens depend on cappillairy action, combined with gravity, to keep the ink flowing. As the ink supply gets lower, they begin to work sporadically, stopping and starting, and it is very frustrating to write with one of these, trying to figure out exactly when it has become too unreliable, and should be thrown out. My pressurized pen, however, writes smoothly and continuously until it is completely out of ink. It only takes it a few letters to go from writign well to not writing at all, and there is no need to fight with it � it only stops writing when the ink supply is out.

There are other considerations that go into finding a pen then ink flow, believe it or not. One of these is the feel of the pen. A Plastic ball point pen are alright, but there is nothing more pleasurable to write with than a nice heavy metal pen with an elegant design. It is soothing and comforting in your hand, it has weight, it has substance. It can be a fountain pen or a ball point, it doesn't matter, it will be a joy to write with.

Another consideration is what kind of writing you are doing. If you are an artist or a calligrapher, you will require a much different kind of pen then a writer would use. If you press down hard when you write with your ball point pen, you will want much less ink flow than if you barely press down at all. The best thing to do is to experiment and see what works for you.

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