Retrospective of the Bic Cristal pen

Open Culture's retrospective of one of the world's most successful consumer products opens with a reminder that you don't need to be shown such things because they're everywhere.

Bich (the foreign pronunciation of whose surname inspired the brand name BIC) figured out how to use Swiss watchmaking machines to mass-produce tiny stainless steel balls to precise specifications.

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