Some Pen Facts

Some interesting facts about pens:

1. 95% of people will write their own irst when given a new pen.
2. According to guniessworldrecords.com, the worlds largest working ballpoint pen is 5.5 m (18ft) long and was created by Archarya Makunuri Srinivasa (India).
3. Lewis Edson Waterman was the inventor of the capillary feed fountain pen in 1883.  He founded the famous Waterman pen company.
4. The ballpoint pen was first invented by László József Bíró, in 1938.  He noticed that newspaper ink dried quickly but when he tried it in his fountain pen, it was too thick.  Ballpoint pens are commonly referred to as Biros.
5. Biro later sold the patent to Marcel Bich, founder of the Bic pen company.  Bich was a keen sailor.
6. Before modern pens came along, the Egyptians used reed straws as writing instruments.  The inks were made of soot or red ochre mixed with vegetable gum and beeswax.
7. The Nanonfountain probe can paint lines as thin as 40 nanometers.
8. The Lix 3D pen is the smallest 3D pen in the world.  It can literally allow you to doodle in mid-air!
9. Ballpoint pens were used by World War II pilots, as they did not leak at high altitudes.
10. The Aurora Diamante Fountain Pen is considered one of the most expensive pens in the world, selling at $1,470,000!