Thursday, May 19, 2011

Ball point pens and you....

The inside of most ball point pens you will find in this world look about the same:
For this prank the only important piece is the tube that holds onto all of the ink.

The part labeled 'Writing part'
The top of that tube is actually open to allow air to enter as the ink is used up. So if you seal up the end of the tube, air will not be able to get into the tube as the ink is used, creating just enough of a vacuum to stop the ink from flowing out the tip of the pen. On the type of pen I am using the magic number is right about 100 words.

My boss is gone for the afternoon so I emptied out the pen holder on his desk and hauled them back to my office, where I have spent the last few hours taking them apart, super gluing the end of the ink tube and putting them back together. I then took them all back to his desk and replaced them into his pen holder. He will now experience a rash of pens running out of ink that he will not soon forget!






 Because I am in an odd mood todays hottie will also be odd...

20 comments:

  1. I hope you're not the only employee.

    Hey Hillary, why the long face?

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  2. Don't know why, but I like Hilary Swank.

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  3. I just might have to use that one!

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  4. The appeal of that girl is also quite odd

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  5. More pranks for your boss? haha

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  6. this was figured out years ago in highschool

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  7. This is somewhat amusing, but rather like a kiddy prank... :p

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  8. Heh, very effective prank. :D

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  9. That one will drive him mad hahaha (been there before)

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  10. Good work, Hilary swank has her moments but not many.

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  11. That's amazing! I have to do that.

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  12. You're boss will have a great time :D I hope he's not reading your blog!

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  13. You sure spend time pranking your boss! Good one again!

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  14. If you do it with lots of pens, like you did: HILARIOUS

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  15. oh boy, the PB&C shake looks nasty

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Don't screw with a guy that is in the middle of quitting smoking.