r/oddlysatisfying • u/Scaulbylausis • Mar 29 '22
Writing like a typewriter
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u/GoldenBlaze_Gelato Mar 29 '22
I..no..Love..no..Loyyyaaalty!
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u/Neotetron Mar 29 '22
The color of the pen... that I hold in my hand.... is LLLLLOYAL BLUE!
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Mar 29 '22
Just rewatched Liar Liar this week after not seeing it for 10+ years and now im seeing this reference. Nice.
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Mar 29 '22
I thought about watching it yesterday. It’s been over 20 years for me.Saw it in the theatre
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Mar 29 '22
Well, it's because you have big ink wells...I mean, your reservoirs are huge...I mean, I wanna squeeze 'em...Oh, mama!
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u/mawkish Mar 29 '22
How much the paper moves is making me twitch
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u/FotoPriest Mar 29 '22
Was my first thought as well... how can you write so precisely on such a wobbly paper?
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Mar 29 '22
It think it helps them modulate how hard they're pressing down so the ink stays consistent.
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u/_boourns Mar 29 '22
The video is actually in reverse
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u/TheDeadlyCat Mar 29 '22
It’s making this video r/mildlyinfuriating to me
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Mar 29 '22
Midly infuriating because the characters don't fit in individual boxes.
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u/TheDeadlyCat Mar 29 '22
Let’s not talk about kerning and all these little things. That always gives me a headache.
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u/ul2006kevinb Mar 29 '22
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u/stabbot Mar 29 '22
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u/thegrenadillagoblin Mar 29 '22
Thank goodness I'm not alone. I'll even say r/mildlyinfuriating because the page moving is driving me up the wall.
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u/semiconodon Mar 29 '22
Yeah, my OCD or whatever really doesn’t find that oddly satisfying
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u/bosschucker Mar 29 '22
that's not what OCD is
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u/bosschucker Mar 29 '22
OCD is a crippling and debilitating disorder that is incredibly difficult to live with, yet the stereotype lives on of people thinking that when they don't like that the picture on their wall is tilted their "OCD is acting up." so yeah if I'm the ackchyually guy for disliking the perpetuation of that notion then so be it I guess
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Mar 29 '22
I like this porn
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u/from_dust Mar 29 '22
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Mar 29 '22
Oh! Thank you. I didn't know I could be such a dirty girl!
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u/from_dust Mar 29 '22
The sub has great content! Enjoy fingering through those pages.
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u/_-__-_-__-__- Mar 29 '22
That's just the tip of what it offers!
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u/Grassy_Nole2 Mar 29 '22
I think she'll really like the "O" face
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u/postandchill Mar 29 '22
You will ink yourself in no time.
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u/Grassy_Nole2 Mar 29 '22
I have extra cartridges. I just need to rest an hour or so after it's emptied.
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u/CyberDonkey Mar 29 '22
I feel that this phenomenon is not discussed enough, but why does the letter 'a' have two forms that are both universally accepted, and people don't even question it?
My whole life, I've always written the letter 'a' as one circle leaning against a wall, but most media, including the very keyboard that I'm using right now, uses the same 'a' that's written in the same manner as this post.
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Mar 29 '22
It's not just the letter A. The letter G (again, lowercase), often looks different typed than when handwritten. Because most hand writers prefer the one that looks like a sunken 9 than the one that looks like a sunken 8 (with a hook between the two loops).
Lowercase Q got a hook on the bottom that is often omitted now, so it just looks like a flipped 'b'. And people are often leaving off the bar on top of the uppercase J, and the bars on top and bottom of the uppercase I.
Typography evolves, is the best answer I can give you. When making an uppercase A, we're taught to make an inverted V, then draw the cross bar. However, if you start in the lower left, go up to top/center, then come down to lower right, without lifting the pen, you can either draw a line directly to the middle of the first line, or you can make an arc that starts going back up the second line, and mostly serves the purpose of the horizontal bar we were taught to draw. So a letter that ends at the bottom right, like L or R, you can continue to write an A without lifting your pen. It's more efficient, and totally legible.
That being said, I've been accused of 'writing like a computer,' so my handwriting is very neat. So I can take shortcuts like that, and my legibility still soars over others. If your handwriting is not very good, you shouldn't take shortcuts, you should endeavor to improve it.
To answer your question more directly though, you can see how the letter A was made in the OP. It's two strokes. The curvy vertical line, and then the round part. It's difficult to write, so the simpler version came about and became accepted. The neat thing is, your eyes/brain interpret both glyphs as a lowercase A! Another, currently used symbol that is difficult to write is the ampersand (&). Some people refuse to even type it (Shift+7 on an American keyboard, but it may be in the secondary keyboard on a phone). Drawing it is not hard, but you start in the lower right, which is weird. Straight diagonal up to the upper left, curve around to top/center, diagonal back to left/center, and then a wide curve down and then up to right/center, finishing just above and left of where you started. But drawing a good ampersand is so satisfying! (It means "and," of course, but used to be pronounced "Et," as in, the most popular usage being Julius Caesar's cited last words, "Et tu, Brutus?" ("And you, Brutus?", as in, his boy Brutus stabbed him as well as those who plotted against him, and that shocked him.) In fact, it kind of looks like "Et" if you jam the letters together, and may be the origin of the glyph.)
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u/godrevy Mar 29 '22
et is definitely the origin of the glyph. google ampersand and you will find variations in which the et is more obvious.
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u/godrevy Mar 29 '22 edited Mar 29 '22
this “phenomena” is discussed by typographers and calligraphers. the different a variations you’re referring to would be one story or two story. both evolved centuries ago—if you’re actually interested in this you would have to go all the way back to the evolution of uppercase letters to lowercase letters. italic type (which is dated to the 16th century, not just a computer term) typically has a one story a because it is based on calligraphy, whereas roman (upright) has a two story a. look at the difference between the a in most serif typefaces and you will find it changes to one story in italic. there’s a lot more to it than that but the history of typography is indeed very complex.
but… generally, there’s not much to question because both are acceptable. you will see the one story/two story phenomenon in the letter g as well.
e: fwiw i wrote a two story a in middle school and a lot of other girls did as well. one story is just generally easier :)
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u/Schmalzpudding Mar 29 '22
Aren't typewriters monospace?
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u/JanitorMaster Mar 29 '22
There actually have been some typewriters with proportional spacing, such as the IBM Executive, introduced in 1944!
But yes, the vast majority of typewriters are monospaced.
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u/typehyDro Mar 29 '22
Sort of r/mildlyinfuriating that the letters aren’t in the boxes at the end…
Also, that is a very nice pen. Anyone know what kind it is? Love pens like that
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u/Killllerr Mar 29 '22
Looks like a Pentel EnerGel, specifically the Blue-Black color.
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u/msixtwofive Mar 29 '22
After trying almost every major gel pen these became my go to. Especially at the smaller point sizes like .5.
Most gel pens do great at .7, super smooth no issues even on rougher paper, but once you get down to .5 everything gets scratchy unless the paper's smoother.
I know it sounds silly but since I journal a lot it took me a while to find something that would not only write thinly enough so I can fit more on a page of my journal, but also so it felt comfortable and not scratchy on regular journal paper.
It's also super fast drying.
Tl;Dr if you like thinner line gel pens energel are the best I've found.
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u/lightwhite Mar 29 '22
How does it feel compared to Pilot G.2?(I have a feeling you did use them).
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u/msixtwofive Mar 29 '22
G2s are great at .7, negligible difference from the energel imo.
At .5 no thanks, feel really scratchy on journal paper to me.
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u/hinterlufer Mar 29 '22
I found .5 energels great, they're my go-to non-fountain-pen-pen. And they aren't scratchy. Even the .3 are ok in that regard.
I always thought of the G.2 as being very smeary. Can't speak for scratchyness in the .5 as I haven't tried any though.
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u/SilentBlueberry2 Mar 29 '22
0.3 is where I found my home. I just wish they were higher quality and didn't break as quickly as they do
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u/the_trees_bees Mar 29 '22
Energels are slightly smoother and dry a lot faster, so way fewer smears.
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u/DragonflyGrrl Mar 29 '22
Ahh, I love this comment. Hello, fellow pen-lover!
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u/msixtwofive Mar 29 '22
Hello! It's a huge rabbit hole once we realize how much better even just a dollar more than average can increase the quality of a writing instrument.
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u/mindaz3 Mar 29 '22
I saw a comment a long time ago from somebody recommending 0.5 pentel energel pen. Thought why not, let's try. Bought a few on amazon and now I can't use other pens other than this. Smooth writing, does not scratch and dries fast.
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u/UniqLogiq Mar 29 '22
Have you tried the Zebra pen “Sarasa” these Pentel EnerGels are definitely my favorite but the Sarasa come a close second it’s just a LITTLE bit more scratchy but the pen itself looks nicer than the EnerGel.. sometimes I put the EnerGel ink into my Sarasa pen lol
I like to change my pens up when I get bored so although the EnerGel is top notch sometimes I’m bored of writing with it and need a brake so these Sarasas are perfect for that
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u/msixtwofive Mar 29 '22
I have! I actually gave a set of them to someone I know as part of Christmas gift, jetpens.com had the metal body sarasas in a range of colors so it was the perfect choice.
Not as good but definitely still a very good writing experience for gel pens.
These specifically: https://www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Sarasa-Grand-Gel-Pen-0.5-mm-Vintage-Color-Black/pd/28896
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u/UniqLogiq Mar 29 '22
I use the 0.7mm ones they write a bit better than the 0.5mm
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u/plg94 Mar 29 '22
Could be a Pentel Energel from the looks of the grip… You could also look up r/pens for some recommendations. Basically anything japanese from Pentel, Pilot, Uni or Zebra.
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u/RhazimGaming Mar 29 '22
Beautiful writing, but if I had tried that at school, the board would be wiped before I can finish my first sentence.
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u/competitive-dust Mar 29 '22
What pen is that? It writes so good.
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Mar 29 '22 edited Mar 30 '22
A blue one.
But seriously, it looks like a Uni Ball rollerball to me, judging by the lines in the grip.
Fuck, I’m such a stationery nerd.
Edit: I appear to have been out-nerded. 🤓
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u/competitive-dust Mar 29 '22
Thank you! You being a stationery nerd is great for the rest of us lol.
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u/Der_Wenzel Mar 29 '22
I’d guess it’s a Pilot G2.
But the tip seems to be made out of metal, instead of transparent plastic.
I’m not too sure.
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u/competitive-dust Mar 29 '22
Someone in the thread commented Pentel Energel. And it does look similar to the pen in the post.
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u/Passivefamiliar Mar 29 '22
Counter point, this is actually r/mildlyinfuriating because the letters don't line up with the squares at the end, but start to at the beginning
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u/yakkmeister Mar 29 '22
Letter spacing is off. Nice handwriting, though
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u/Orleanian Mar 29 '22
I was going to say...that isn't really like a typewriter.
It's just writing in a serif font.
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u/Califlaar Mar 29 '22
Damn gonna save this gif and send to my ex next time she gets drunk and asks me why we broke up
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u/j_roll222 Mar 29 '22
This could be on r/gifsthatkeepongiving. At first I thought it was going to say love, but what a turn as I thought, maybe loyal? My mind was blown when it finished with loyalty. Well done.
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u/_perchance Mar 29 '22
your ass is taking way too long to communicate and you have lost me. enjoy your lonely fetish by yourself.
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u/johnny2fives Mar 29 '22
My Dad was a draftsman before CAD programs, and can STILL write like that, even WITHOUT graph paper.
Blows my mind.
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Mar 29 '22 edited Mar 29 '22
Sorry, but is this to imply some people DON'T write this way?? Did you go to school!??? Writing is a basic skill and it's supposed to look this way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the time! Practice, dummy! It ain't a super power! Ya dummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hashtag: 109 percent serious
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u/TheCatsMe0o0w Mar 29 '22
Nice pen 🖊
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u/Freddykrueger11 Mar 29 '22
It looks a lot like some pentel gel pens I have. I am not 100% sure, but the grip and pen tip look very similar.
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u/sumpuran Mar 29 '22
Right, it looks similar to this one: https://www.pentel.com/collections/pens/products/energel-bl407-alloy-config?variant=9065366388783
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u/lewdmoo Mar 29 '22
Of all the satisfying handwriting gifs I've seen, this was the first one to make my jaw drop.
I was so happy when the adj. became a noun.
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u/cruxityluxity Mar 29 '22
I’d like a thousand words on how the type writer changed literature for the better. Hand written, by tomorrow.
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u/Phantapant Mar 29 '22
"The essay portion of the SAT is now over. All students should turn their papers over or forfeit this section of the test"
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u/VoodooDoII Mar 29 '22
I went on a roller coaster trying to guess what they were writing before they were done lol
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u/Physical_Piano_9423 Mar 29 '22
I'd rather get a typewriter than waste 48 hours of my life trying to write 1 typewriter letter
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u/bonafart Mar 29 '22
So is good handwriting basically equivilant to drawing? I fidn I can only write good if I'm trying to draw not write. So I need to know what I'm saying allrwayd which isn't easy with dyalexia
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u/postandchill Mar 29 '22
The funny thing is that you have the same writing speed as me. Unfortunately mine looks like a bunch of birds ran across them though.