Sharpie liquid pencil - Erasable ink made from graphite that only becomes permanent after three days' exposure to the air

rboymtj · 1 year

And it's a clicky pen. I'll be switching as soon as they come out (as long as they live up to their claims.) I can't stand pens with caps, clicky pens forever!

DevinWatson · 1 year

WITCHCRAFT!

thraex · 1 year

It is available on Amazon right now, I'm not sure what Boing is talking about when they say it'll be available later this year. The set of 2 is out of stock, but they have the 1 available. I'm in for one.

http://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-Liquid-Mechanical-Pencil-1770243/dp/B003WE8TRC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=office-products&qid=1281365820&sr=8-1

EDIT: and there's another one: http://www.amazon.com/Pentech-Liquaphite-Mechanical-Pencil-Count/dp/B000RZSIJ8/ref=pd_sbs_op_3

and another one: http://www.amazon.com/Liquaphite-Unleaded-Patented-Technology-Refills/dp/B002S5KRPS/ref=pd_sbs_op_2

maxwood · 1 year

But the true question is.. does it smudge?

Edit: I think that's the first time I've ever typed/wrote "smudge" and I've realised it's quite a funny word.

The_Texican · 1 year

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WildYams · 1 year

Boingboing is blogspam. Here's the actual link.

MrDectol · 1 year

Conversely, this 1950s pen has an ink cartridge, but like a pencil. http://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/Parker/ParkerLiquidLeadPencil.htm

knightskull · 1 year

This thing is going to straight fuck my pencil sharpener up.

Ojoo · 1 year

Papermate had a liquid pencil for sale a couple of years ago, although I could never find one here in Canada.

siege_tank · 1 year

Hmm, I don't get it. Isn't the point of a pencil the ability to erase and change things? Why not just use a pen? 3 days is a long time..

MrDectol · 1 year

Pilot beat them to the punch by about a year with the Frixion... and you can erase it any time you want:

http://www.pilot.co.jp/products/pen/ballpen/gel_ink/frixionball/

pisshorse · 1 year

Pentech's had these for years.

Dagur · 1 year

I don't understand the point. Why not just use a pencil?

Essar · 1 year

My dad got me some erasable ink pens from Japan. They're pretty good although I've never tested how long you have to wait until they become permanent.

fe3o4 · 1 year

Is it OK if I just continue to use my TwistErase 0.9mm pencil ?

torilikefood · 1 year

I'm left handed. Will this be usable, or will it turn my papers/hand into a complete mess?

zyzzogeton · 1 year

Made from the tears of Narwhals no doubt.

DaCrazyDingo · 1 year

I love the innovations of writing technology when kids these days are getting worse and worse at writing due to spending extreme amounts of time on computers and teachers requiring typed reports now. for example: the two kids of the people I live with. Four year old can type here name, say her abc's but can't write a damn thing. The 11 year old can kind of write but its not legible, but he can type like nobody's business.

Long story short = better pens, awesome technologies... but a decline of hand written word. The death of the pen as an everyday object is near.

dandaman352 · 1 year

Now if you get a teacher who returns back tests the next day you can always change the answers. This could be a badass invention.

Mitsuchu · 1 year

It's a nice pen, but can it write upside down? Like what the astronauts use?

nullminded · 1 year

What happens if the pencil explodes? Can I erase it from my pants as long as I do it within 2 days? Mind is about to explode!

jooze · 1 year

This changes everything

44magnuholic · 1 year

WANT

HardwareLust · 1 year

I can't fucking stand BB. Here's where they got the story from:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/sharpie-reinvents-pen-with-liquid-pencil/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GearFactor+%28Blog+-+Gadget+Lab+%28Gear+Factor%29%29

EDIT: And here's where Wired got the story from:

http://blog.sharpie.com/2010/08/introducing-the-new-sharpie-liquid-pencil/

EDIT: I removed the verbiage suggesting their story was plagiarized.

S3ptic · 1 year

Too bad you apparently can't buy it in Europe yet. But I would love to stand corrected on this :)

timeshifter_ · 1 year

The 3 day limit kills it. For me, it's all or nothing... it either erases or doesn't. In a pencil situation, this would be as useful to me as a pen. I still appreciate the innovation though.

sberrys · 1 year

I love this. I want it now.

fallynstarr · 1 year

This is freakin awesome!

Sniperchild · 1 year

can i make PCB's with it?

Avertr · 1 year

I really enjoy the Sharpie Pen.

LoquaciousMe · 1 year

if only people still wrote using pens and pencils...

fuelter · 1 year

where can i get this in europe? :(

Bradart · 1 year

That. Is. Fucking. Awesome.

numlok · 1 year

Per Cedric_Evilciser's comment about them being currently available at Office Max, I went out and bought a pack to test.

Here's my quick imgur gallery (*see below) of them.

edit: Oh for fuck's sake... imgur keeps hosing my albums. Here are the individual image links:
1 - @ Office Max
2 - Front
3 - Back
4 - Test/Sample

My quick takes:
$4.99
Kind of "gloopy" starts and stops. Not as smooth as I had hoped.
Smudges, but not like pencil or pen. Only does so with a decent amount of pressure. The ink kind of "pills up", and leaves a lighter/erased area underneath, but with little on your hand.
"#2 Lead Equivalent"
Erases very easily and very cleanly.
Not bad, but not "OMG! BEST PEN EVARRR!" either.

stevenr21 · 1 year

consequences will never be the same

mike_v · 1 year

Unlike other "erasable pens", which the writing disappears after three days' exposure to air.

sillynarb · 1 year

awesome. i likey

trippppp · 1 year

So, where can I get one?

stormchaser · 1 year

I bought a sharpie liquid pencil, because I always lose pens and I got tired of not caring.

tallwookie · 1 year

just one more way to fudge those accounting books.

plausible deniability

i-hate-lemons- · 1 year

This is perfect for tests in school. Write answers, get tests back, erase wrong answers and put right answers in, return to teacher. Bonus marks. mwahah we'll live like kings!

pyroman8813 · 1 year

Hate to brake the excitement but i remember using these a good 10-15 years ago. Is there something I'm missing here?

freshcashews · 1 year

Just picked 4 up from a nearby OfficeMax. Me gusta.

robbyrue · 1 year

you're all better off sticking with this for the mean time.

this by no means is 'revolutionary' because it has, in a way, already been done.

BPKilla · 1 year

I like the way you write, girl..

[deleted] · 1 year

I wonder if these will smudge as badly for us lefties as erasable ink does

dalson1 · 1 year

Less than $10, just ordered one to try.

[deleted] · 1 year

I want, I want, I want, I want O_O

eckliptic · 1 year

That dry time is way too long. If it was a 30 seconds it'd be much more useful.

BrookeZam · 1 year

Sharpie puts the 'pen' in pencil. I will definitely need to try these

ikimashokie · 1 year

I just threw out a liquid pencil that I bought back in 2002 or whenever it was gel pens were becoming popular. It was a graphite suspension, fully erasable, even though it wrote and erased horribly.

Maybe the ones by Sharpie will be better than the Wally's three pack for $1.97, but I've grown to be pencil snob and don't like to write with anything larger than 0.5mm.

heidihannah · 1 year

Holy Rusted Metal Batman! That is an awesome sharpie! Where was this when i was working on my degree though.

UpvoteForFreeHats · 1 year

OMG an erasable pencil!

nullynull · 1 year

Non-toxic?

happyaray · 1 year

what if i ran out of ink? what should i do?

werid · 1 year

where did the three days exposure claim come from? on the product page it claims 24 hours.

crazymunch · 1 year

Give me a 4 colour one Like this and I'll buy a hundred in a heartbeat

kawarazu · 1 year

Just came in my pants.

DeySeeMeTrollin · 1 year

OMFG, I just came..

Corey208 · 1 year

I do love sharpie pens. But does the ink erase completely like a real pencil? Most erasable pens do not erase all the way and they just seem to make your paper look sloppy.

haxxormaster · 1 year

What's the advantage of these over the ol' erasable pens like: http://www.walgreens.com/store/catalog/Pens-and-Pencils/Eraser-Mate-1.0-mm-Medium-Black-Ink-Ball-Point-Pens-4-Pack/ID=prod17354-product?V=G&ec=frgl_&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=sku317354 ?

calis · 1 year

That is neater than a 'skeeter's peter!

zeezee2k · 1 year

It's 2010, and we just came out with this technology?!?

HNW · 1 year

I'd think this would be similar to erasable pens in the 80's. No one uses them becuase erasable ink easily smears and erase and in business or school you don't want that.

Aff3ct · 1 year

God I want this. I don't want to wait 2-5 weeks like Amazon says.

Fuck you, Sharpie. Keep a lid on this shit until you can physically deliver.

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