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Podcast: ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast
Episode: ELI5 Ball Point Pens - why do the caps have holes?
Description: Why do most pen caps have holes? When a pen quits half way through the word, why will it write on a fresh piece of paper but not over the letter it failed on? Why do some people call the ball point pen a biro pen? Â ... We explain like i'm five! Â Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community as always and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: smalltownmortician, sonderfrission, conspiratorm & capilot For some cool science experiments to do with dry ic...