Okay, so today I wanted to mess around with pens, ink, and erasers – you know, the classic stuff. I grabbed a bunch of different pens from my drawer: a ballpoint, a gel pen, a fountain pen, and even one of those erasable pens that were all the rage back in school.
Getting Started
First, I scribbled some lines and words on a piece of regular paper with each pen. Just some random stuff to see how the ink flowed and how dark it was. The ballpoint was, well, a ballpoint – reliable but nothing special. The gel pen was super smooth, and the ink was nice and vibrant. The fountain pen felt fancy, but I’m always a little scared of messing up with those.
Eraser Time
Then came the fun part – trying to erase everything! I had a few different erasers: a regular pink eraser, a kneaded eraser (the kind that looks like Play-Doh), and the eraser that came on the erasable pen.
- The Pink Eraser: This thing worked okay on the ballpoint pen, but it mostly just smudged the gel pen and fountain pen ink. Made a bit of a mess, actually.
- The Kneaded Eraser: This one was better at picking up the ink without smearing as much. It was surprisingly good with the fountain pen, though it didn’t completely erase it.
- Erasable Pen Eraser: Of course, this worked perfectly on its own pen. It was like magic! But it didn’t do anything to the other inks.
Results and Messes
I have made some observations, after I smudged, scribbled, and erased my way,I learned, or rather, confirmed, that not all pens and erasers are created equal. The erasable pen is its own little world. The other pens? You’re pretty much stuck with what you write. Fountain pens are classy but * gel pens will smear all days long with a common eraser.
My desk ended up a bit of a mess, with eraser shavings and ink smudges everywhere. But hey, that’s part of the fun, right? It’s all about experimenting and seeing what happens. Next time, maybe I’ll try some different types of paper, I think that would have different results as well.