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by bch 1413 days ago
> its actually far safer to keep an eyedropper pen mostly full so that there is less of bubble of air to heat up and cause this.

This tip as well for any fountain pen you’re air-traveling with. Pressurization changes affect the air volume, not the liquid volume, so make the pen pressure-change resistant by having it full of ink.