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== Ink Properties ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Thomas wants to learn about ink properties and how to test them. There are so many different types of ink reviews out there. Thomas, I'm with you, brother.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' There are ink reviews that are epic in length and thoroughness. And what I would tell you is I would go to the Fountain Pen Network, go to their ink reviews board, and look at some of the default templates that people use. They cover every single thing about the ink that you can imagine. I'm never going to get to that point. There I go saying never again, Myke. Never say never. I'm likely not going to get to that point on the pen addict because I just don't have the time. Or those type of tests that people are doing do not interest me in my daily use of a fountain pen ink. I need to know a lot fewer things about an ink than some people. I just need to know, is it going to work good on this paper? And is it going to feel good when I write with it? I'm not personally concerned with waterproofness and bulletproofness and different kinds of tests and pH levels of the ink. It's not a concern to me. But the biggest resource is the Fountain Pen Network. And I would go look at those templates and see what on those templates appeal to you and then test out those things in the inks. You don't have to test all those properties. Test out what's important to you. That's why when I do my ink reviews, I keep them real simple. How does it look? How does it perform? What's the dry time like? I mean, is it obscene? And, you know, and that might be an issue. And that's about it for me. You know, the performance, the looks, the feel. But you can get way, way more in depth. And that's where I would start.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Chris is asking me about my Typhoon, my Visconti Typhoon Opera Blue that I just bought. How am I finding it? And he compares it to another Visconti called the Homo Sapiens Steel Age Oversize, which is, ooh, it's a beautiful pen. And how are you finding the opera? It's really good.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's still hard to put into words. That's one of those justifications. Does it justify the money that you spend on it? Yeah, right now it does. But, you know, I'm going to get a full review on this. Right now, I'm very happy with it. I can't compare it to the other pen you mentioned, the Homo Sapiens Steel. That pen is a beautiful pen. Looked at it online. It's a stunner. I don't know if I'd be able to pick between the two. I don't have that much experience with it. But I'm very happy with my Typhoon purchase so far.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right, Myke. Last question. You ready? Ready. This is for you. Okay. It's from our friend Slug Nutty. What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I don't have – no.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So the answer to that question is African or European. And we'll leave it at that. Thank you, Mr. Slug Nutty.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of the Pen Addict Podcast. Thank you all for sending in your questions and for all of you for listening. If you'd like to send in questions for future episodes, there's a few ways you can do that. You can go to 5x5.tv slash Pen Addict and hit the contact button at the top. That will send us an email. If you want to find the show notes for this week's episode, go to 5x5.tv slash Pen Addict slash 103. Brad is at Dowdyism, D-O-W-D-Y-I-S-M, on Twitter, and he writes over at Pen Addict.com. My name is Myke Hurley, and I am at iMike, I-M-Y-K-E, on Twitter. Thank you again for listening, and we'll be back next week on Thursday of next week for another episode of the Pen Addict Podcast. Until then, say goodbye, Brad. Goodbye, Brad.

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