Mighty “PEN”
By: Prachi Bhagat
Tags: Pen, Design, User Experience, Positivity, Positive Thinking

“Pen is mightier than a sword”. Always in a negative situation, actions can make the situation worse. So, using a pen to express your thoughts is a great medium to travel through minds without creating scenes through your actions. But is the mighty “pen” used only for writing? What if you were asked to make use of pen in innovative ways? Can you think of some similar mind-blown ideas? Is it a cup of your tea? Let’s have a glance of interesting uses of “PEN” other than writing and relate it with you to make use of it in real life.

Have you ever thought of using pen as a handy hair clip while having a bad hair day or while driving? This is one of the efficient ways of using pen. Pen fits into hairs in a very efficient way. This method can be used instantly just like any other handy hair clip. So, in case we forget to carry a handy hair clip while driving, we need not to worry because the mighty pen will save us from having messy hairs.

Students are going to find this idea interesting because it is something that could help them pass in examinations. A piece of paper consisting of your important formulas can be hidden inside a pen and can be used during your exams. Cheating is an illegal idea and should never be practiced. Working hard honestly only pays off in a long run. Instead of chits, money can also be used for hiding inside the pen.

Books and pens are always together. So why to make them stay apart while reading novels or story books? We can use pens as bookmarks while reading them by fixing the cap of pen on the ongoing page or line. This bookmark is also efficient as it has strong grip over pages. Use this idea next time, when you are reading any book.

What if you are in a Geometry class and forgot to bring compass? How will you manage with the circles bigger than size of your coins and water bottle caps? Pen can save you from the scolding of your teacher and going out of the class! Just keep two pens in your hand such that one pen is fixed at a point and other is free to move in a radius whatever you want. This method can also be used for concentric circles where two pens will move and third one will be fixed.

Smart phone is out of charge and you are missing important chats on WhatsApp. The three-pin socket which you want to use for your two-pin charger is making difficulty in going through. Are you planning to search for more sockets or grabbing a power bank? Grab a pen instead! Make sure you are holding the charger at the two down pins and fix the pen in the upper-pin, the charger would easily go through and your problem is solved in few minutes.

Very short pencils or crayons are difficult to use for writing and most probably we give up on them. Isn’t it? But why to waste them when we have the mighty pen? Used pens can be used for supporting the short pencils and making them longer in height artificially. You can use the cap of a pen or even the lower portion of a used pen for support and enjoy writing with your favorite pencil when it is going through its last days.

Soap bubbles are something that never goes out of trend. Even adults enjoy soap bubbles. How about using pen body for creating instant soap bubbles when you have no option? You can use the body of pen to blow bubbles in air and take cool selfies with artificial soap bubbling without exactly using blowing bubble toys or instruments.

Painting is something about bringing colors to our life. Without watercolors, a drawing is incomplete. What if you are working on a very hearty drawing and you run short of colors in the middle of the painting? You would never want to go out and bring colors at that specific time, right? Pens can ease your work! You can soak marker pens in water for 3 days and use it just as water colors and paint the drawing without any interruption.

You must have heard of secret cameras for investigations. The most common place for hiding cameras during investigation is the “PEN”. The officer or spy keep the secret camera pen within their pocket such that the required area is captured within the camera for important crime cases.

Last but not the least, the “PEN” can also be used for creating artificial monuments. Inspired from a personality, Mr. Sreenivasulu who creates miniatures and monuments like Eiffel Tower, Charminar, Taj Mahal, Leaning tower of Pisa, etc. He uses pen refills for creating these monuments. The best out of waste products that he has created are very famous. His miniature, Taj Mahal made with 700 pen refills even found a place in the “India book of records” in year 2012.

Thus, make use of PEN for solving your problems or in creative works and be a smart worker.