Re:Rollerball pens that use fountain pen ink
by fishmaster on Sunday February 09, 2020 @08:44PM
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It forces you to write in a certain way which means you learn correct hand placement, pressure, angle, etc. With a cheap pencil you learn bad habits.
Re:Rollerball pens that use fountain pen ink
by Symbiote on Monday February 10, 2020 @11:11AM
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The grip on the pen can (should) be much lighter, and the movement on the paper is smoother, so it's easier to write in a cursive script, and more comfortable to write a lot.
It's amusing to see discussions on fountain pens online. They're held in high regard by a section of HN, with discussions around ink type, importing Japanese nibs, using special paper and so on.
Mine cost €13 from a shop in Germany. It's a typical pen a high school student might own.
(You can buy them for as little as €4, although those are more likely to leak if dropped etc. Typical for a primary school student though.)
Now I'm curious. Why is that? How are fountain pens different from regular pens when it comes to school? I've never even seen a fountain pen, let alone written with one (Canada).