• Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
      13·
      6 days ago

      As someone who enjoys the sound of another person obsessively and rapidly clicking their pen nearby, I would just like to say thank you. As a token of my appreciation, I would like to award you with the medal of clicking. So, if you would be so kind, please DM me your full legal name and address along with several recent photos of yourself from various angles as it will help with the delivery process and not so I can brutally kill you because that incessant clicking sound drives me into a murderous rage. Again, thank you and congratulations.

    • _lilith@lemmy.world
      1·
      6 days ago

      This and the stupid pocket clip on every other pen there is gonna tear up my hand. see how 5 is rounded? fucking genius

  • Nefara@lemmy.world
    24·
    6 days ago

    Got converted to the pilot G-2 club (5) by someone who goes through an ink refill a week with them. They are precise, reliably dark, and silky smooth to write with. I am actively disappointed when forced to write with average pens instead

  • HeyMrDeadMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    #3 is a fine writing pen, I have to admit. But my heart goes to #5. There’s something about that rounded clicker that feels just right against the teeth and gums and tongue and…

    Wassast?..

    No, I’ve never been diagnosed. Why?..

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
      4·
      4 days ago

      If you’ve been using those for a long time, I don’t suppose you’ve noticed any change in quality in the last say, 10 years compared to before that? I used to love those pens but the ones I’ve gotten my hands on recently leak a lot and the writing is inconsistent, which is something I feel like never used to happen a long time ago.

      • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        3·
        6 days ago

        Had a TWSBI (ECO I think, the 580 is put of my leage IIRC) lovely and with a spring loaded pump, much fun until kids dropped it and bent the nib beyond repay. They are super expensive 🫠 like like a new pen…

  • Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
    15·
    6 days ago

    4 by a wide margin.

    1 is good but it skips more in my experience.

    2 is probably better for art. The long thin tip is less obstructive to vision, but it’s fragile enough that I wouldn’t want to lend it.

    3 It’s a gel pen, which is a good compromise between rollerball and ballpoint in many ways. However, if you can handle the problems of a gel pen, you can handle a rollerball and get better results.

    5 (see number 3)

    6 The writing equivalent of nails on a chalkboard. I can feel the texture of the paper on my teeth when I write with a felt-tip pen. No cost or performance benefit over other options, to my knowledge. Probably just an outdated technology.

    7 The best general-purpose pen in terms of cost per mile. Prone to smudging even years afterward, it’s probably the lowest quality and least secure option here. Very easy to wash out, even accidentally with hand sanitizer.

    4 is the supercar of the disposable pen world perhaps overshadowed only by the rare disposable fountain pen. Least likely to skip, by far. The specialized ink soaks into paper and becomes insoluble to water, alcohol and acetone once dried. Won’t leak on an airplane like some pens. Problems include smearing wet ink and bleed-through. Smearing is mostly a skill issue for right-handed writers. Blotters are always an option, too. Bleed through is about paper quality and technique.