Editing The Pen Addict 355/transcript (section)

== Listener Question ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' And we have a question from Tim, which is, I just got a space pen. The refill in it rattles against the body, something fierce when I'm writing. It's pretty clear that the refill wasn't flush. It's slightly more narrow than the pen itself. So the question, is this a normal space pen thing, or do I have a bum? Sounds like a bum. Yeah, I have one right here. Let me rattle it against the microphone and see what happens.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So, Tim, we do need some clarification on the model. Like, if you're using the standard bullet, I use that pen all the time. It never rattles.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I can't even imagine how the standard bullet could rattle. It's so, like, perfectly built.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It is really fixed in place, yeah. There's plenty of other space pen models. There's some retractable models, which that's going to be more of a chance because you actually have to have that gap, that clearance gap for the tip of the refill to move in and out. So if it's one of those models, it's maybe more of a possibility. But it sounds to me more like an issue as opposed to a normal thing. Like, it should not be happening. For all the space pens I've ever used, I've never seen or had to mention an issue with tip of the wiggle. So...