5 is what I write with every day

No. 5, tested for more than 10 years.

4

#3 any day all day.

5. But most of the time, a No. 2 pencil.

1 - the typical uniball is pretty reliable NGL

uniball signo UM-151

3

#3 is a fine writing pen, I have to admit. But my heart goes to #5. There's something about that rounded clicker that feels just right against the teeth and gums and tongue and...

Wassast?...

No, I've never been diagnosed. Why?...

I use fountain pens.

If i also need to clean my ears? 7.

5. It writes well and is fairly ubiquitous.

Got converted to the pilot G-2 club (5) by someone who goes through an ink refill a week of them. They are precise, reliably dark, and silky smooth to write with. I am actively disappointed when forced to write with average pens instead

#2

Pilot G-2. Obviously.

S Gel is just as good as the g2 but black ink > blue ink so s gel for me

the build of the g2 is superior though, but ink > build imo at least the s gel build is tolerable but the clicker is subpar and I'm not too big a fan of the grip

edit: oh shit ignoring ink color g2 obviously. If only for the compatibility of the refills

7

No Parker pen on the table so ill take a 7

3 or 5. I need to click the button on top 10 times a second. There's no way I'm giving that up.

If #5 is a Zebra Sarasa 7mm gel ink pen, then that's the one.

7. Good and reliable. Any with ink like 5 are annoying to use left handed.

3 and 5 tied for first. 1, 2, 4 tied for second. 7 if there's really no other option. 6 can fuck right off unless there's a very specific reason I need it.

5 but have a soft spot for 7

1-7

My handwriting is shit no matter what kind of pen I use.

3. writes smooth, is fidget toy

Typically pilot g2. Regular bic at work though. I feel nothing when i lose them

4 by a wide margin.

1 is good but it skips more in my experience.

2 is probably better for art. The long thin tip is less obstructive to vision, but it's fragile enough that I wouldn't want to lend it.

3 It's a gel pen, which is a good compromise between rollerball and ballpoint in many ways. However, if you can handle the problems of a gel pen, you can handle a rollerball and get better results.

5 (see number 3)

6 The writing equivalent of nails on a chalkboard. I can feel the texture of the paper on my teeth when I write with a felt-tip pen. No cost or performance benefit over other options, to my knowledge. Probably just an outdated technology.

7 The best general-purpose pen in terms of cost per mile. Prone to smudging even years afterward, it's probably the lowest quality and least secure option here. Very easy to wash out, even accidentally with hand sanitizer.

4 is the supercar of the disposable pen world perhaps overshadowed only by the rare disposable fountain pen. Least likely to skip, by far. The specialized ink soaks into paper and becomes insoluble to water, alcohol and acetone once dried. Won't leak on an airplane like some pens. Problems include smearing wet ink and bleed-through. Smearing is mostly a skill issue for right-handed writers. Blotters are always an option, too. Bleed through is about paper quality and technique.

2 - Pilot Precise v5 plz

Where's my fountain pen? Say Lamy Safari.

These are all newbie pens.

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I will absolutely not ignore the colour of ink

4. The vision elite in BLX ink. Archival quality ink and very smooth point.

That being said I prefer fountain pens to all of these if it's gonna be my one and only

I'm gonna be chaotic and say that I have no preference unless any are felt tip. I don't want those.

5 writes like silk. I really love that pen, especially that chonky boy 1.0mm