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Many reasons:
Ball-point pens are simply more convenient. They don't leak and the ink lasts for much longer. Ink replacement is almost unnecessary because buying a replacement ballpoint pen is so cheap. Ballpoint pens can be kept almost anywhere without fear that ink will leak or dry out. Fountain pens, on the other hand, must be constantly cleaned out and refilled.
Ballpoint pens are much cheaper to produce. They can be made almost entirely of plastic, unlike fountain pens. Ballpoint pens are also easier to mass-produce without having to craft nibs separately.
While fountain pens are used for fancy writing and have overall better ink quality, they take much longer to dry. This causes them to smear easily and sometimes run down the paper, easily ruining the work.
One last but less obvious reason is that since fountain pens are designed to be pulled and not pushed across the paper, a left-handed person cannot use one without wearing down the nib faster and likely tearing the paper. That's because a left-handed person rights from left-to-right, pushing the pen across the paper as he writes. The current selections of left-handed fountain pens are quite limited and uncommon to see.
As you can see, a ballpoint pen has none of the problems that a fountain pen has, sacrificing a little fanciness and legibility. Most people these days don't mind at all. After all, they're so abundant that you can keep them everywhere.
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The fountain pen has been replaced in popularity by the ball point?
Both answers are correct
What did the ballpoint pen replace?
fountain pen
Who invented the ball point pen?
A Hungarian journalist named Laszlo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938. The Hungarian brother's, Laszlo and George Biro, made the first Ball Point Pen in 1894. It followed the first workable fountain pen which was invented by L.E. Waterman in 1884
How much ink is in a ball point pen?
A ball point pen has about a kilometre of ink in it, or it did when my mum was alive anyway...
Ball point pen?
ballpoint pen is a writing instrument. donkey
What is the timeline for a ballpoint pen?
The quill pen, the fountain pen and then the ball point pen.
Why is a ball point pen better than the fountain pen?
because it wont smear
The fountain pen has been replaced in popularity by the ball point?
Both answers are correct
What did the ballpoint pen replace?
fountain pen
When was the pen invented?
in 1884 the fountain pen was invented... however the first conventional ballpoint pen was invented in 1938.the first ball point pen was invented in 1888.the first ball point pen was invented in 1888.
Who invented ball pointed pens?
In 1879 Alonzo T. Cross invented the stylographic fountain pen. Then, in 1938 a Hungarian named Jozsef Biro invented the ball point pen.
What is ball point pen commonly called in India?
Ball point pen is called ball pen in India
Fountain Pens as Gifts?
Writing utensils are practical and useful items, but a nice pen can also make a great gift. A fountain pen is classic, decorative and unique in comparison to the ball point pens often used today.
Who invented the ball point pen?
A Hungarian journalist named Laszlo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938. The Hungarian brother's, Laszlo and George Biro, made the first Ball Point Pen in 1894. It followed the first workable fountain pen which was invented by L.E. Waterman in 1884
What is the name for the tip of a pen?
For ball-point pens, the tip of the pen is actually made of a ball bearing, and so the tip of the ball-point pen would be a point until it is worn or not manufactured properly, in which case it might be abit flattened.
What is the Tagalog of ball-point pen?
Tagalog translation of BALL-POINT PEN: pluma
Paragraph on a ball point pen?
ball point is a pen .which is use for writing .ball point is Gilly like. it has many quality in ball pint.
