Wow Your Friends : Bring a Ball Point Pen Back to Life

You are down to your last pen and it has suddenly failed on you. How do you finish writing down that cute guy's phone number?

Tape a rubber band to the middle of the pen and twist it in a winding motion. Release the rubber band and the pen will twirl back until the rubber band is no longer twisted. Try the pen now.

Most of the time when a pen runs out of ink, it is not - in fact - out, it is blocked. The twirling motion that the rubber band provides unclogs the blocked pen and allows ink to reach the tip. WARNING: Be sure the cap is on tight before you begin to twirl.