Editing Ballpoint pen (section)

==Guinness World Records==
* The world's largest functioning ballpoint pen was made by Acharya Makunuri Srinivasa in India. The pen measures {{convert|5.4999|m|ftin|adj=ri1|sigfig=5}} long and weighs {{convert|37.23|kg|lb|sigfig=4}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/31621-largest-ball-point-pen|title=Largest ball point pen|newspaper=Guinness World Records|access-date=14 December 2016|archive-date=18 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218065227/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/31621-largest-ball-point-pen|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The world's most popular pen is the [[Bic Cristal]], with the 100 billionth model sold in September, 2006. The Bic Cristal was launched in December 1950  and roughly 57 are sold per second.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/pen-best-selling|title=Pen - Best Selling|website=Guinness World Records|access-date=14 May 2018|archive-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515071420/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/pen-best-selling|url-status=live}}</ref>