ballpoint pens

Ink-rolling writing tools

Ballpoint pens are writing instruments that dispense ink through a small rotating ball at the tip.

The ball picks up ink from an internal reservoir and deposits it on paper as you write.

They largely replaced fountain pens in the mid-twentieth century due to their convenience and reliability: Do you have a ballpoint pen I can borrow?

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Writing instruments with internal reservoirs

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G