Comments on: Trivia: The Awesomeness That Is Bic Pen http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:10:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mighty http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-483693 Mighty Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:46:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-483693 As it occured to anyone that Bic might just be the worst polluter in the world? A Crystal Bic ballpoint pen is roughly 15cm in lenght with a diameter of 0.5cm making it around 3 cubic cm. Multiply this figure by the oh so worthy of mentioning amount of crystal bic sold (100b), and you get about 30 000 cubic meter of non-biodegradable crap! That's not to mention all the other one-time-use crap they make. Think about it the next time you draw a 3.2km line with one of these. P.S.: For those living in one of the two countries in the world not using the metric system, use your crystal bic to make the math! As it occured to anyone that Bic might just be the worst polluter in the world?

A Crystal Bic ballpoint pen is roughly 15cm in lenght with a diameter of 0.5cm making it around 3 cubic cm. Multiply this figure by the oh so worthy of mentioning amount of crystal bic sold (100b), and you get about 30 000 cubic meter of non-biodegradable crap! That's not to mention all the other one-time-use crap they make. Think about it the next time you draw a 3.2km line with one of these.

P.S.: For those living in one of the two countries in the world not using the metric system, use your crystal bic to make the math!

]]> By: isabel http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-475735 isabel Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:16:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-475735 re: John Bigboote And it wasn't a bic pen at all, was it? It was the glass tube from the padre's eyedropper. re: John Bigboote

And it wasn't a bic pen at all, was it? It was the glass tube from the padre's eyedropper.

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-475510 Ali S. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:10:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-475510 Ah, Bic! The pen that saved me money and hassles of pencils and fountain pens. :) Ah, Bic! The pen that saved me money and hassles of pencils and fountain pens. :)

]]> By: John Bigboote http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-475328 John Bigboote Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:35:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-475328 Actually, it was Father Mulcahy, coached by Hawkeye over the radio, that performed the tracheotomy while he and Radar were retrieving a wounded soldier from a forward aid station. Mulcahy used Radar's Tom Mix pocket knife to make the incision. Actually, it was Father Mulcahy, coached by Hawkeye over the radio, that performed the tracheotomy while he and Radar were retrieving a wounded soldier from a forward aid station. Mulcahy used Radar's Tom Mix pocket knife to make the incision.

]]> By: Pol x http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-475152 Pol x Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:53:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-475152 Of course having said that, I must afdmit that my absolute favourite pen in the whole wide world is the black Bic fine point. http://www.gmstationery.com.au/images/bic%20fine%20blk.jpg great pen. Of course having said that, I must afdmit that my absolute favourite pen in the whole wide world is the black Bic fine point.

http://www.gmstationery.com.au/images/bic%20fine%20blk.jpg

great pen.

]]> By: Pol x http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-475150 Pol x Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:51:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-475150 László Bíró invented the ballpoint ben in 1931 so I think Bic may have cleaned up financially from the idea but it'd be a big step to attribute the invention to Bich. László Bíró invented the ballpoint ben in 1931 so I think Bic may have cleaned up financially from the idea but it'd be a big step to attribute the invention to Bich.

]]> By: definitelyme http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-475123 definitelyme Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:36:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-475123 i bit my way through a good few of them during my school days. I wonder if they have been through any changes since the original design and what the first colour was... i bit my way through a good few of them during my school days. I wonder if they have been through any changes since the original design and what the first colour was...

]]> By: avraamov http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-475071 avraamov Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:12:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-475071 it's also the best known rewinder of tape cassettes. apart from take decks. but it's difficult to write down phone numbers on an envelope with a tape deck. it's also the best known rewinder of tape cassettes. apart from take decks. but it's difficult to write down phone numbers on an envelope with a tape deck.

]]> By: Padraig http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-474854 Padraig Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:53:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-474854 There seem to have been previous ballpoint pens: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballpoint_pen There seem to have been previous ballpoint pens:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballpoint_pen

]]> By: Sofar http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/comment-page-1/#comment-474810 Sofar Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:06:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/10/trivia-the-awesomeness-that-is-bic-pen/#comment-474810 Was that the first ballpoint pen or did they have them before that? Was that the first ballpoint pen or did they have them before that?

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