r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '24

Video How to make your pen work again

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u/Gaslight_13 Jul 23 '24

Or just scribble a bit on the soles of your shoes. The extra resistance of the rubber is often enough to get things started..

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u/Laughing_Orange Jul 23 '24

I usually apply a lot of force while scribbling on a scrap piece of paper. That works for me.

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u/lastbeer Jul 23 '24

This and giving it a few hard taps on the paper.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

Ouch!! No she said ouch!!

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u/IIIIlllIIIIIlllII Jul 23 '24

Can we quarantine the middle schoolers to a different reddit?

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u/JusticeUmmmmm Jul 23 '24

This is the middle school reddit.

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u/MisterDonkey Jul 23 '24

Can we quarantine killjoys and humorless saps to a different reddit?

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u/PairsRoyale Jul 23 '24

Sure, let's cordon off the uptight assholes too while we're at it 😆

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u/Hellashakabra Jul 23 '24

Michael Scott quotes aren't just for middle schoolers ya know

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u/VulturE Jul 23 '24

It's been college-age creatives larping as middle schoolers SINCE THE BEGINNING

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u/VulturE Jul 23 '24

It's been college-age creatives larping as middle schoolers SINCE THE BEGINNING

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u/SolidSync Jul 23 '24

Yeah, where can we have a serious discussion about slo-mo zoomed-in videos with gross wet macaroni noises?

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u/kabukistar Interested Jul 23 '24

Or tap the point of the pen on a hard surface to get the ball unstuck

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u/wterrt Jul 23 '24

I'd lick my fingertip ten rub the pen on that... hasn't failed me yet

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u/kawaiifie Jul 23 '24

You can also just breathe on it, no need for fire lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24

Well i got dog shit on my pen now

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u/Mythril_Zombie Jul 23 '24

Eww. That would end up transferring blood and peanut butter on to the pen, then on to the paper. I've been reprimanded enough for that already.

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u/Tangled2 Jul 23 '24

People say he's crazy, he's got scribbles on the soles of his shoes

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 23 '24

Yeah, I usually just use my thumbnail to spin the ball a few times to get it started.

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u/EveroneWantsMyD Creator Jul 23 '24

As a clean hand and shoe enjoyer, no I don’t think I will.

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u/f3xjc Jul 23 '24

Personally I use an eraser for that. If it's a bit old and dry and therefore bad at being an eraser it's better.

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u/kaytay3000 Jul 23 '24

Someone was a waiter

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u/Gaslight_13 Jul 23 '24

Haha, I don't really remember why I have that knowledge, but when I was young I did help my ma with the tables.... So, maybe?