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I use a Fisher Space Pen - the Bullet Model.
http://www.spacepen.com/
I was first curious about space pens after I saw that Seinfeld episode called 'The Pen'. The Fisher bullet was designed in 1948 - kind of looks like a sci-fi rocket of the era. It's about 3-inches long when closed. When you take the cap off and place it at the end of the pen, it's about as long as a regular pen. It might seem a bit The Astronaut model, which was the one made for NASA (and perhaps used on Seinfeld), is a conventional sized pen.
I got it just for the novelty but soon it became a very valuable tool. I take it everywhere. The best thing is that the pen is very compact but the fact that it never dries out (unless its truly out of ink) and that I can write with it any which way (even upside down) has really come in handy as a teacher. The special pressurized ink cartridges make this possible.
The only thing that I don't like is that the add-on clip is basically useless because it eventually stretches and then slides off the pen easily. The fact that it is a small pen also makes it easier to lose. Another disadvantage is that if ink does run out, its hard to find refills but now their website makes it easy to order them.
I currently have two Bullet pens. One for work, with torquois coloured ink instead of the traditional red so students don't feel like I 'massacred' their papers and for the assurance of knowing that I marked it. I have one for everyday use with the more conventional blue ink. I also bought one with invisible ink for a young son of a close friend. Needless to say that he loves it. I think I might get him a Minox 'spy camera' for Christmas this year.
http://www.spacepen.com/
I was first curious about space pens after I saw that Seinfeld episode called 'The Pen'. The Fisher bullet was designed in 1948 - kind of looks like a sci-fi rocket of the era. It's about 3-inches long when closed. When you take the cap off and place it at the end of the pen, it's about as long as a regular pen. It might seem a bit The Astronaut model, which was the one made for NASA (and perhaps used on Seinfeld), is a conventional sized pen.
I got it just for the novelty but soon it became a very valuable tool. I take it everywhere. The best thing is that the pen is very compact but the fact that it never dries out (unless its truly out of ink) and that I can write with it any which way (even upside down) has really come in handy as a teacher. The special pressurized ink cartridges make this possible.
The only thing that I don't like is that the add-on clip is basically useless because it eventually stretches and then slides off the pen easily. The fact that it is a small pen also makes it easier to lose. Another disadvantage is that if ink does run out, its hard to find refills but now their website makes it easy to order them.
I currently have two Bullet pens. One for work, with torquois coloured ink instead of the traditional red so students don't feel like I 'massacred' their papers and for the assurance of knowing that I marked it. I have one for everyday use with the more conventional blue ink. I also bought one with invisible ink for a young son of a close friend. Needless to say that he loves it. I think I might get him a Minox 'spy camera' for Christmas this year.
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1. fisher space pen- bullet
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2. ultra fine point sharpie
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These three fountain pens: a 1990s black student-grade Pelikan, a leaky Pekinos with a great steel nib (filled with ink from a leaky last bottle of discontinued Parker ink), and a pretty indestructable retractable-nib Pilot.
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