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Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by dimitar on Friday August 24, 2012 @12:41PM (#4428336)
I don't get it. Why is it harder for lefties? Aren't the pens themselves ambidextrous?
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Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by pbhjpbhj on Friday August 24, 2012 @02:05PM (#4428782)
Writing left-handed in a left-to-right script requires the hand to move over the ink that was just applied. This invariably means smudges. Writing right-handed (LTR) the ink has time to dry before the hand moves over it for the next line of prose.
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Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by josephcooney on Friday August 24, 2012 @03:51PM (#4429312)
Plus the ink from a fountain pen stays "sumdgier" longer than modern pens.
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