The first ball point pens were sold in 1945 for $12.
From an internet inflation calculator, that $12 in 1945 translates to $132.91 in 2006. I haven't really gone shopping for high class pens. Is that about the going price for them now, or did other economic forces cause a downturn in the retail price for ball point pens?
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monday, 14 may, 2007 15:45 MAT
gosh tim, you drink lots of snapple.
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monday, 14 may, 2007 15:45 MAT
maybe it's not so much the economic forces but rather the advances in the technology of mass production.
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Not really. I just look at other people's Snapple caps. I think I've actually only imbibed one of the Snapple's that I've gleaned random knowledge from. Or, I should say, from which I have gleaned random knowledge.
tuesday, 15 may, 2007 08:10 MAT
did you know that you can make snapple caps "magically" stick to a smooth painted wall if you rub them fast enough ? it is a neat trick i learned at eastern. *sigh* the things you learn at university.
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