Someone once said that the pen is mightier than the sword. Thanks to Q in Goldeneye it truly is. However apart from blowing up henchmen that pose a threat to Great Britain or scribbling down your shopping list, the humble pen has a myriad of uses that I bet you’ve never even thought of.
Mugging Defence
Secretaries/accountants/pen salesmen – do you walk home late at night and worry what might happen if you are jumped by some hoodlums/miscreants/wayward youths? Then that biro/rollerball/fountain pen you are carrying actually doubles up as a handy weapon! Take it out of your pocket/suitcase/pencil case and grip it in the palm of your hand ready to fight back. Make sure you go for the jugular.
Plan Writing
If you have a pen, then apart from all the other things you can do with it listed here, you can also write! Write a book, write a poem or even write a business proposal. If you need a little bit of help then you can always call the good people down at Planwriters, or any other plan writer service!
Spitball
If you take a pen- preferably a biro as they are easy to take apart – remove the ends (the nib and the top) and take out the tube of ink in the middle, you will be left with a nice plastic tube. Next take a piece of tissue or soft paper, put it in your mouth to make it nice and wet and roll it into a ball. Put the slobbery ball into your modified pen and blow hard at one end, aiming at your unsuspecting friend.
Hair Accessory
Girls, are you in a bit of a pickle? No scrunchies, hair ties, hair clips or hair bands in sight and your moptop in a bit of a mess? Need an impromptu quick fix to sort yourself out? Then any pen, whether working or not, is the perfect accessory to tie your hair up with. Pens can be found in almost every working environment, and if you are sneaky enough, they’re free!
Emergency Tracheotomy
Ever been in that situation where you are a qualified doctor, have no access to medical help or supplies but need to carry out an emergency tracheotomy? I know right, happens all the time. Well then I’m sure you know how useful the pen is in this endeavour. After exhausting all the other avenues to help the patient breath again- the Heimlich manoeuvre etc – then it is time to carry out that emergency tracheotomy. Find the cricothyroid membrane on the neck (just below the adam’s apple), make an incision about half an inch deep and maintain the opening by using a hollowed out pen. Voila! Now try to get them to a hospital.
Mugging Defence
Secretaries/accountants/pen salesmen – do you walk home late at night and worry what might happen if you are jumped by some hoodlums/miscreants/wayward youths? Then that biro/rollerball/fountain pen you are carrying actually doubles up as a handy weapon! Take it out of your pocket/suitcase/pencil case and grip it in the palm of your hand ready to fight back. Make sure you go for the jugular.
Plan Writing
If you have a pen, then apart from all the other things you can do with it listed here, you can also write! Write a book, write a poem or even write a business proposal. If you need a little bit of help then you can always call the good people down at Planwriters, or any other plan writer service!
Spitball
If you take a pen- preferably a biro as they are easy to take apart – remove the ends (the nib and the top) and take out the tube of ink in the middle, you will be left with a nice plastic tube. Next take a piece of tissue or soft paper, put it in your mouth to make it nice and wet and roll it into a ball. Put the slobbery ball into your modified pen and blow hard at one end, aiming at your unsuspecting friend.
Hair Accessory
Girls, are you in a bit of a pickle? No scrunchies, hair ties, hair clips or hair bands in sight and your moptop in a bit of a mess? Need an impromptu quick fix to sort yourself out? Then any pen, whether working or not, is the perfect accessory to tie your hair up with. Pens can be found in almost every working environment, and if you are sneaky enough, they’re free!
Emergency Tracheotomy
Ever been in that situation where you are a qualified doctor, have no access to medical help or supplies but need to carry out an emergency tracheotomy? I know right, happens all the time. Well then I’m sure you know how useful the pen is in this endeavour. After exhausting all the other avenues to help the patient breath again- the Heimlich manoeuvre etc – then it is time to carry out that emergency tracheotomy. Find the cricothyroid membrane on the neck (just below the adam’s apple), make an incision about half an inch deep and maintain the opening by using a hollowed out pen. Voila! Now try to get them to a hospital.