Assertion: ballpoint pen's ink | /r/HasProperty | thick
Facets:
value: slightly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Since the ink is thick, ballpoint pens use less ink as you write, lasting longer than other pen types.
text: Ballpoint pens use a thick quick drying ink so that writers will not inadvertently smear their work, and the ball bearing also keeps the ink inside the cartridge moist so that it will not clog the pen.
text: A space pen's ink reservoir is pressurized (~40 lb/sq. in.), and the ink is a special viscoelastic ink (like thick rubber cement).
text: The ink was thicker inconsistency, however, and didn’t flow smoothly from the pen nib.
text: And, because the ink is thick, less of it comes out as you write, so ballpoints tend to last a long time.
text: Ballpoint companies that make their own ink aim to make ink that is slightly thick, dries slowly in the pen reservoir, and is free of particles.
text: The ink is thick and opaque and tends to bubble on the surface before soaking in.
text: Because the ink is thick and opaque, it shows up more clearly on dark or slick surfaces than the typical inks used in ballpoint or felt tip pens.
text: Because the ink is thick, dark, and slow-to-dry, though, there is significant smudging and bleed-through — but better to discover you can’t stand that with this pen than with a $200 one.