I Cast Fist to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 4 months agoWhy can ballpoint pens fail permanently when they still have so much ink left?message-square11fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down11
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareWhy can ballpoint pens fail permanently when they still have so much ink left?I Cast Fist to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 4 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-square@bestagon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•4 months agoPens can often pick up paper fibers that gum up the works. In the case of ballpoints I can see this being a pretty permanent problem once it builds up enough to stop up the pen
Pens can often pick up paper fibers that gum up the works. In the case of ballpoints I can see this being a pretty permanent problem once it builds up enough to stop up the pen