Fig. 291. §17 Everyday Things
Fountain Pen
A fountain pen carries its own ink inside.
1Facts
- Shelf
- Everyday Things
- Kind
- Built from a recipe
- Sound
- Yes
- Hands-on
- Yes
- Licenses
- CC BY 4.0
2How to play
Tap it to uncap the pen and write a swirl in wet blue ink.
3Its controls
Table I. Every control on this Splash.
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncap and write | Tap | ||
| Write | Button |
4About it
A fountain pen carries its own ink inside. The ink runs from the barrel through a thin channel called the feed to a split metal nib, and the slit draws it down to the paper by capillary action, the same pull that lets a paper towel soak up water.
This one is made from a detailed 3D model of a real green pen. Tap it and the cap slides off and clicks onto the back end, the nib writes a looping swirl that shines while it is wet and dries darker, and the cap goes back on. With ✋ Hands-on on, pull the cap off the nib yourself and push it onto the back end, where it clicks on turned around, the way people post a cap while they write.
5Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 88,630 at Low, and up to 351,429 at Max
6Sources and credits
| Work | By | License |
|---|---|---|
| Fountain pen in translucent green (maker's marks painted out, cap moved) | chemicalX | CC BY 4.0 |
