Fountain Pen is not allowed in the airplane?

S Venkateshwari
Fountain Pen is not allowed in the airplane?


It is forbidden to carry things like acids, poisonous things, inflammable liquids, explosives, and bleach in flight. Anyway, these things are dangerous even by name, so you can understand why it is forbidden to carry them, but do you know that it is also forbidden to carry a Fountain Pen in an Airplane? Have you ever wondered why something like a pen is so dangerous? What is the reason after all? Is it classified as a knife? If you do not have the answer to this question yet, then there is no worry about us. We tell you what is in the fountain pen that it is forbidden to carry.


Why is there injustice being done with fountain pens?

The fact is that planes fly at an altitude of 40,000 feet. The atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude, while the atmospheric pressure of the ink inside the fountain pen is high. Due to the difference in pressure at high altitudes, the air column exerts pressure on the ink of the fountain pen. Because of this, the ink gets deposited near the nib of the pen and the pen starts leaking.


How to take a fountain pen in flight?

If you want to take a fountain pen with you, then you have to take special care. The simple way is to remove the ink from your pen, another way is to get ink that has minimal air. 


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