World's largest Ballpoint Pen

INDIA: All of us have used a ballpoint pen sometime in our lives. Since, our school days, these pens have been giving us their company. But here’s a ballpoint pen that you may not be able to use on a daily basis. But it still claims all your attention. Wondering why?

The Guinness World Records has announced the world’s largest ballpoint pen. And, it’s larger than you can imagine. The pen is 5.5 metres (18 feet, 0.53 inches) long and weighs 37.23 kg. It’s definitely not for a layman’s use. The creator of the pen is Acharya Makunuri Srinivasa.

The Guinness World Records shared a video of this pen on their Instagram page. The caption read, “This ball-point behemoth engraved with scenes from Indian mythology was crafted by Acharya Makunuri Srinivasa from India. The 9-kg (19-lb 13.5-oz) brass pen measured 5.5 m (18 ft 0.53 in) long – beating the previous record by 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) – when it was assessed in Hyderabad, India, on 24 Apr 2011.” The pen “dispenses ink at its tip during use by the rolling action of a small metal sphere”.

The measurements of the pen were assessed in Hyderabad on April 24, 2011. An extended video about the unveiling ceremony of the pen was shared by Guinness World Records on YouTube.

– NDTV