BIC Cristal Original Ballpoint Pens, Every-Day Biro Pens with Medium Point (1.0mm), Blue Ink, Pack of 10

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The first “birome”, as it became known in Argentina, was released in 1943, while war was still raging in Europe and the Pacific. When people in the tech world talk about outdated tech, they are never arguing that pens are outdated.

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In 1946, a Spanish firm, Vila Sivill Hermanos, began to make a ballpoint, Regia Continua, and from 1953 to 1957 their factory also made Bic ballpoints, on contract with the French firm Société Bic. The outer casing of the pen is made from a clear polystyrene (that’s right, the same material as the bits of foam you use to pack boxes! The world's most popular pen is Bic's Bic Cristal, the 100 billionth of which was sold in September 2006.My invention consists of an improved reservoir or fountain pen, especially useful, among other purposes, for marking on rough surfaces-such as wood, coarse wrapping-paper, and other articles where an ordinary pen could not be used. The inks are resistant to water after drying but can be defaced by certain solvents which include acetone and various alcohols.

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Refills allow for the entire internal ink reservoir, including a ballpoint and socket, to be replaced. Fortunately your old plastic biros, fibre tips, gel pens and other writing instruments do not need to go to landfill. However, the reason most ballpoint pens on the Earth do not work when writing upside-down is because the Earth's gravity pulls the ink inside the pen away from the tip of the pen, resulting in a bad writing experience. The Bic pen has a small hole on the barrel, which ensures that the air pressure is the same inside and outside of the pen, helping to prevent it from leaking.Its hexagonal barrel mimics that of a wooden pencil and is transparent, showing the ink level in the reservoir. The product provoked outrage and ridicule, [15] with television show host Ellen DeGeneres saying "Can you believe this? Mistakes pose greater risks to ballpoint artists; once a line is drawn, it generally cannot be erased. In September 2006, the Bic Cristal was declared the best selling pen in the world after the 100 billionth was sold.