Popular Science - USA (2020 - Spring)

POPSCI.COM / SPRING 2020 33

For a gift f
Twist the upper portion
of the 0.6-inch-wide
Cross Classic Century
to reveal its replaceable
ballpoint tip. Its sleek
and durable coated
brass barrel will endure
years of abuse in a

e For odd angles

A brass cartridge inside

the Fisher Space Pen

contains both ink and

pressurized nitrogen gas

so NASA astronauts can

write in space. Here on

Earth, that same feature

lets you jot notes while

you’re upside down.

e For labels

Each Sharpie Fine Point

uses a 0.8- millimeter-

wide plastic tip to

dispense a water-based

ink designed to not seep

through paper’s tiny

pores. That means clean

hands and surfaces

when you’re done.

For color-coded lists f

The plastic body of the

Bic 4-Color Ballpoint

houses four shafts, each

one a different hue and

deployed by its own

lever. If this gadget feels

like the stuff of child-

hood, that’s because it’s

been around since 1970.