Nah, it looks like a piece of rolled up paper fiber that's stuck in between the tines. Happens when the paper is too wet.   Well, this reminds me of another scenario. I too do this if my nib catches some loose fibers of the page, reverse the nib and try to write so that the nib can free...

I've grown tired of these claims.   Hearing a difference can be just a difference in hearing.   Hearing a difference can be your state of mind, your mood at that moment.   Hearing a difference can be a neuron 'misfiring'...maybe an indication of some other bigger issue to be faced in the...

  Looks like he's drawing something.   And I can understand using the nib turned upside down gives thinner lines....I do that myself sometimes for pens with bold nibs.   This is the only explanation I can think of.

  Where is this from?   Although I've had people manhandle my pen, a FP only works one way...

As much as I agree with the sentiment and the content of this thread, using the word 'science' as a verb is cringeworthy in my opinion. It sounds like we've started to place 'science' at the altar now, and I for one don't see this going down very well....

Coming back here after a while. Glad to see the thread is going strong!

  Hmm... my knowledge is limited in this respect, but I believe phase measurements are reflective of the Inductance properties of the coil. As much as the coil works with an outside voltage source, its own emf will oppose this change. So yeah, in some cases, more power may be needed because...

The Pelikan Stresemann is here! Collecting it tomorrow.

Ars, Slashdot, and now here. The 10k cable.    Works or not, it's been getting some large amounts of publicity. I bet everyone in the world will know about this company now.   This is what I love about the media. Super stardom lies in being a deviant, better or worse.

  Thanks for the clarification! This would mean a near zero output impedance amp would work, portable or not.

Most listeners tend to underestimate the root cause behind 'listening to loud music'.   Our listening has evolved to be relative to the surrounding environment, and the environment today for most outdoor listeners is to put it mildly, less than ideal. Once our ears get used to the higher...

  It's fine if you could understand the first explanation...that's the jist of it, the rest is just putting 'measurements' in their proper context so that we can predict and calculate things without having to rely on feel. That goes for most science btw. Things are not as hard as they seem.  ...

Haven't purchased pens in a while, but I did manage to find the JHerbin 1670 Stormy Grey.   Sometimes I feel I have enough pens to last me a lifetime...some are reserved for special occasions, others are going through a rotation, slowly.

  Steve, as far as I know, filing an application for a patent does not require any physical demonstration or proof that the device actually works. Further, the phrasing of the document, as done by patent lawyers, renders the patent barely comprehensible. Also, when saying getting a patent is...

J. Herbin Stormy Grey: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/273379-jherbin-1670-stormy-grey-photos/   want...

  The 'volume' of sound refers to perceived loudness, and is variable in two respects. One, the frequency determines how loud it will sound at a particular dB level, that is, different frequencies at different dB can sound equally loud. It's called the frequency and loudness contour.  ...

Firstly, sound waves are longitudinal, different from the transverse nature of light.   Secondly, I'm not too convinced by the 'turbidity' argument. How does sound exhibit turbidity? How does that affect sound quality, and how do the dots change this for better? Until these questions are...

Glad to see this thread is going strong.   I'd love to see Lamy do a 2000 FP in wood. Even the Studio would be a good design to implement in wood.

  I also posted the same question on the Rockbox tech forums.   The reply was to boot the fallback image and try again.   I did that, but got the same error. Then I formatted the data partition again using EmCore's menu, and managed to mount the partition.   But there was an I/O Error on...

Guys, I need to know if anyone else has faced a similar issue, and whether there are any fixes.   Upon boot, pressing Rockbox gives the message 'Rockbox image not found, using fallback image', or something similar.   Then, when rockbox boots, it just shows a blank screen with 'Partition not...

  Bigshot, what baseline curve do you normally use for obtaining a flat response?   I'm assuming that the ideal response curve should be something close to the equal-loudness contour? Because then the question is, a tone might be 'equally loud' as 1kHz but not 'pleasing', especially in the...

Philosophical revelation. Please skip if you don't like philosophizing.  

  I was taking a look at the BBC's  list of greatest drivers.   - Only two drivers from the modern era (Post 2000) made it to the list for the best win ratio. - Only three drivers from the modern era made it to the list for the most points per grand prix start. - All time total number of...

  Agreed.   March 16th is going to be fun. Set the tone for the rest of the season. I'm sincerely hoping for some good racing this season.

  Possibly. I haven't watched Prost racing so I can't say much.