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The problem is they last only a couple of years before they leak or dry out which means they never work when I actually need them Of course, the other solution
by Johnny555 6y ago
The problem is they last only a couple of years before they leak or dry out which means they never work when I actually need them
Of course, the other solution to this problem is just as in the apocryphal story [1] about the origins of the space pen... use a pencil instead.
I keep a couple pencils and a $2 sharpener in the car. Of course, there are some situations where a pencil is not ideal (like writing a check), but if you really need to write something, it's always going to work.
[1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-n...
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/
- taneq 6y agoYeah, but... space pen!
- gumby 6y agoI just use my pocket knife to sharpen pencils, but I live where it is legal to carry one.
- eru 6y agoAren't pocket knifes legal in most places? (I assume you mean some swiss army style folding knife?) Most because that kind of folding knife that doesn't lock in place would be less useful in a fight than leaving the knife folded and wrapping your hand around it as a weight.
- irrational 6y agoOther than a place like an airplane, where is it illegal to carry a pocket knife?
- ehvatum 6y agoUK, I imagine.
- agurk 6y agoPenknives are allowed to be carried without needing a justification in the UK. > It’s illegal to [...] carry a knife in public without good reason, unless it has a folding blade with a cutting edge 3 inches long or less [0] It also cannot be locking to not need a good reason to carry it. This is set in case law not the text of the relevant laws (and could could also probably be overturned if anyone had the time, money and inclination to challenge it). [0] https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives
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- nicoburns 6y agoI believe it's legal to carry a pocket knife in the UK. Just not one with a lockable blade.
- irrational 6y agoWell, there go the majority of my knives (if I lived in the UK). Even my LeatherMan has a locking blade.
- askvictor 6y agoParts of Australia.
- kryptiskt 6y agoSweden
- gumby 6y agoAustralia more than 2.5 cm pretty much anywhere built up. New York City.
- irrational 6y agoSo a leatherman would be illegal in Australia? Wait, I always associate large knives with Crocodile Dundee. I know it is a fictional character, but he wouldn't have quite the same effect saying "That's not a knife, this is a knife." and pulls out a knife with 2.5 cm blade.