Quiz: What Do You Know About Ball Point Pens?
Quiz: What Do You Know About Ball Point Pens?
The world’s most popular writing implement is a marvel of mechanical engineering.
Even in this digital age, most people have a ballpoint pen within reach. It is an inexpensive and reliable tool for producing clean lines of ink. But there is a wealth of engineering behind the development and manufacture of the humble pen. See what you know by taking our ASME quiz.
The world’s most popular writing implement is a marvel of mechanical engineering.
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