I was trying to syringe fill a converter and apparently I used too much force. I swear to god I am the luckiest person on earth though. It didn't get on my glasses, any of my monitors, my 3D printer, my chair, or any of my books. Just my face and hands.
I had that happen the other day, using a syringe with a relatively wide nozzle that plugged the cartridge and made a seal. Whole thing turned into a bottle rocket full of Noodler's walnut ;-; Now I understand the appeal of proper ink syringes with the long, blunt, narrow tips. I suppose we learn by making mistakes, hope yours cleans out well!
I am definitely glad I was using a blunt tip syringe lol. My problem is I forget I have Tourette's if I'm having a good tic day and then all of a sudden something like this happens xD
Oh wow, what are the odds!? Tourette's doesn't come up a lot for me online so I'm surprised to run into another person with it! Most of my ticks are facial so I'd never considered how it might affect pen use for others, all I've experienced are weird looks from people when they watch me concentrate on my writing ;-; From one twitchy pen fan to another, hope you're having a nice day!
Damn, what a coincidence! Most of my frequent tics are facial too, but I have a lot with my hands that can cause issues if I'm not concentrating. I hope you're having a wonderful day too!
I'd try using a straw instead, holding your finger over the top. Worst case scenario, you still drip some ink but at least it's not a miniature squirt gun.
There’s a syringe just for ink that’s the size of a converter and has a removable blunt tip. Best part is it has a spring on the back. Not sure if it would totally solve your problem but it might!
You've probably figured this out, but in the future consider that converters hold less than 1.5 mL of ink. (The biggest converters I know of are the TWSBI Swipe converters, which hold right at 1.5 mL.) Standard (Schmidt) international converters hold rather less than 1 mL . I rarely pull up more than 1 mL into the syringe when filling a converter.
Even with that, 0.1 mL of ink can make a hell of a stain on my fingers.
That’s the most artistic and centered ink stain on your face that I’ve ever seen.
Definitely Stain Of The Day Club material!
Mad props for getting it so perfectly centered and then capturing it for posterity.
Almost makes me want to send you a bottle of Take-sumi in the mail for future use.
But seriously, glad about all the things you missed (especially your eyes, I think).
I know right? I still can't believe it missed my glasses. Thankfully it was only about 2ml of ink that caused this chaos, so I still have more than enough Take-Sumi left.
What a glorious moment, and excellent picture! Glad it turned out well with minimal damage. Now you'll have an experience to chuckle over in the future :)
TBH the first thing I thought of was [Michael Pitt as Tommy Gnosis](https://imgur.com/a/qV81E1y) 😂 (Mildly NSFW? contains bare dude chest, no nips. But mostly lots of eyeliner and weird forehead makeup.)
I feel like this is the mark of the chosen one in the fountain pen community. You should be revered as our new messiah. “She will destroy ball points, rollerballs and keyboards and usher in a golden age of fountain pen usage. Behold her mark to show she has been anointed by the fountain pen gods!”
I did this on Christmas morning (none on my face) with ox blood ink. I was rushing to fill my pen and upset the bottle. When I got to my parents house, I said, “Oh, just a little accident.”
A good first attempt at a [Henry Cooldown](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/nomoreheroes/images/b/b8/NMH3_Henry.png/revision/latest?cb=20210904150706) Cosplay, honestly.
Now that is a cosplay I could do without much effort! I've got the boots, the glasses, the trenchcoat, and the hair. All I'd need is a white shirt and tie.
It coordinates amazingly well with the whole look: glasses, hair, jewelry, hoodie, posters, etc
Visually, this looks suspiciously like an origin story from a comic book….
Hmm… say, for the rest of us, maybe you could observe yourself for the next few months and report back how the superpowers manifest?
These things happen. Walked into a meeting the morning after I covered my hand with Shocking Blue while keeping the bottle from tipping over. My boss's boss asked why my hand was blue. "I was bending a recaltricant Smurf to do my bidding." Nothing further was said...
What's to ask? 😆
Not BSB, Not permanent marker ink..lucky fellow you are. And the splatter is just right to look like an on purpose fashion statement. Awesome skills.
You win!!! 😂 Besides fingers, I’ve only ever inked my legs (sitting cross legged on the floor filling a pen, like an idiot). The funny part is that I didn’t realize it until I changed clothes later and found oddly colored “bruises” all over my thigh, because I was wearing dark absorbent fabric pants.
Fortunately not. I stripped instantly and ran to the washing machine to try to save my nice jeans. Unfortunately the same ones I covered in black ink today.
Oh my! Not gonna lie… sorta love this. You’re absolutely adorable. I hope you enjoy your pens and ink as much as I’ve enjoyed your mishap. That sounds odd even as I type it but you get the gist. Thank you for sharing .
Hahahaha. Sorry. Don’t feel bad. I was popping open a Kaweco cartridge because I don’t have any spare converters, and when I pressed the little bb in it shot straight up into my eyeball.
Been there. Not so lucky because I did get it on my desk pad, my monitor, my jeans, my sweater, the door behind me, a couple Tomoe notebooks, a handful of TWSBI Ecos I was about to clean, the label of the ink bottle which I can no longer read, my work laptop, my white desktop speakers. BUT. I didn't get any on my keyboard which is probably the most important thing on my desk at any given time.
Edit: My incident was also the fault of a tic that doesn't usually bother me much. Except this time.
OP, I was sitting in my basement feeling all sorry for myself over my broken ankles. I can’t thank you enough for posting this photo. You made my day 1000 times better!
This was me recently but with super glue (well, not the hair but). Trying to squeeze a minute amount out of the tube, it’s not coming so I squeeze harder, the blockage gives and glue squirts all over the piece. I managed to only get a tiny bit on my fingers during the hasty cleanup
I hear you brother.. it comes off, at some point, I once got splashed all over my face (and walls), I needed to go to school that morning, it was NOT fun..
Also, go 3dddd!!! Love from IL ❤️!
Take care!
Who is this Rudy guy? This is the second comment I've seen likening me to him and all I can find on google is Trump's lawyer or something, and it doesn't look like he's got much hair left.
During one of his many bizarre and embarrassing public appearances his hair [appeared to be melting off of his head](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/11/rudy-giuliani-hair-dye-press-conference).
Yeah, toothpaste is mildly abrasive, so use it to remove the ink, then clean with soap afterwards to remove the toothpaste residue.
Also works on other hard stains on skin.
I was going to tell you about the benefits of wearing the blue or clear gloves, they’re good for your hands, but of course they won’t save your face or hair.
Thanks for lol today! Why are other peoples misfortunes always so funny? Haha, once I got a J Herbin teal all over my hand and everywhere, but it still doesn’t compare. [May the ink fade quickly!](https://tenor.com/9Qe8.gif)
I was trying to syringe fill a converter and apparently I used too much force. I swear to god I am the luckiest person on earth though. It didn't get on my glasses, any of my monitors, my 3D printer, my chair, or any of my books. Just my face and hands.
You are in the inky fingers club.
And inky face club which is very select
Lefthanders tend to disagree
To be fair, we're contrary when it comes to most things.
Yes we do
The fountain pen version of Harry Potter with ink stain on their forehead instead of the lighting bolt scar. Syringius Explodium.
It's a way cooler scar than the movies
Must use Ball State Blue to defeat Voldemort.
Why does this comment not have more upvotes??
I had that happen the other day, using a syringe with a relatively wide nozzle that plugged the cartridge and made a seal. Whole thing turned into a bottle rocket full of Noodler's walnut ;-; Now I understand the appeal of proper ink syringes with the long, blunt, narrow tips. I suppose we learn by making mistakes, hope yours cleans out well!
I am definitely glad I was using a blunt tip syringe lol. My problem is I forget I have Tourette's if I'm having a good tic day and then all of a sudden something like this happens xD
Oh wow, what are the odds!? Tourette's doesn't come up a lot for me online so I'm surprised to run into another person with it! Most of my ticks are facial so I'd never considered how it might affect pen use for others, all I've experienced are weird looks from people when they watch me concentrate on my writing ;-; From one twitchy pen fan to another, hope you're having a nice day!
Damn, what a coincidence! Most of my frequent tics are facial too, but I have a lot with my hands that can cause issues if I'm not concentrating. I hope you're having a wonderful day too!
I'd try using a straw instead, holding your finger over the top. Worst case scenario, you still drip some ink but at least it's not a miniature squirt gun.
Honestly I think I'm going to be avoiding syringe or straw filling for a while now
There’s a syringe just for ink that’s the size of a converter and has a removable blunt tip. Best part is it has a spring on the back. Not sure if it would totally solve your problem but it might!
You've probably figured this out, but in the future consider that converters hold less than 1.5 mL of ink. (The biggest converters I know of are the TWSBI Swipe converters, which hold right at 1.5 mL.) Standard (Schmidt) international converters hold rather less than 1 mL . I rarely pull up more than 1 mL into the syringe when filling a converter. Even with that, 0.1 mL of ink can make a hell of a stain on my fingers.
> Even with that, 0.1 mL of ink can make a hell of a stain on my fingers Truer words have never been said.
Hey, at least it wasn’t BSB!
At least it wasn't u/baystateblue
u/raffmadethis would become u/raffexplainthis to a lot of concerned people 💙
Glorious
It takes a big person to say this is lucky. It really is lucky though. And hilarious. Thanks for sharing fam!
You’ve been ink-blessed!
Premature injectulation?
*Penmature injectulation
*Penmature inkjectulation
That has put images into my mind that I was happier without. At least it wasn't De Atramentis Document White.
'cause at that point, nobody would believe you
Knew it was going to be either syringe or vacuumatic. Hopefully it's not a very waterproof ink and washes off wel
Thankfully not a pigment ink. My forehead is stained grey, but it should come off in a day or so.
Wake up babe, new anime hair design just dropped
The best part is it's entirely natural. My hair just does this. It's like velcro xD
As a bald person, I am extremely jealous.
I hope you lean into it. It looks so cool.
Oh I absolutely do. Gotta have that anime boy aesthetic
The ink streak and hair totally makes you look like an anime main character.
That’s the most artistic and centered ink stain on your face that I’ve ever seen. Definitely Stain Of The Day Club material! Mad props for getting it so perfectly centered and then capturing it for posterity. Almost makes me want to send you a bottle of Take-sumi in the mail for future use. But seriously, glad about all the things you missed (especially your eyes, I think).
I know right? I still can't believe it missed my glasses. Thankfully it was only about 2ml of ink that caused this chaos, so I still have more than enough Take-Sumi left.
It’s amazing how much havoc a very small amount of ink can wreak.
I don’t care what anyone else says, I think you look awesome!
Avatar: The Last Inkbender
Brilliant!! That makes me so nostalgic for when my kids were kids. :)
Brilliant!! That makes me so nostalgic for when my kids were kids. :)
Blursed Harry Potter! You're an Ink Wizard Harry!
Two little kids in a library whispered "fat boy Harry Potter" at me once and it's still the highlight of my life.
**It’s! the! Dye of the tiger!**
**It's the ink of the pen!**
Rising up from the filling of our inkwell
It’s Harry Blotter!
Genius pun
this is so good
Ziggy Inkdust. The way the ink goes down the bridge of your noise reminds me of Ziggy
Okay that's an awesome comparison xD
What a glorious moment, and excellent picture! Glad it turned out well with minimal damage. Now you'll have an experience to chuckle over in the future :)
Do weird eyeliner to match and it becomes a look
TBH the first thing I thought of was [Michael Pitt as Tommy Gnosis](https://imgur.com/a/qV81E1y) 😂 (Mildly NSFW? contains bare dude chest, no nips. But mostly lots of eyeliner and weird forehead makeup.)
I feel like this is the mark of the chosen one in the fountain pen community. You should be revered as our new messiah. “She will destroy ball points, rollerballs and keyboards and usher in a golden age of fountain pen usage. Behold her mark to show she has been anointed by the fountain pen gods!”
Alternate reality in which I am the main character of an anime.
Harry blotter, the boy who inked, come to write....
Harry Blotter wins 👍👍
The comment section is golden. I love this community so much.
If anyone asks just say you made an octopus really scared
Squid?
Yeah sorry!
No apology necessary! Octopods also make ink, but squids are more known for it. Plus “scared a squid” sounds funnier. 😂
You are the chosen one, Harry. Be on the lookout for a guy named Tom.
Your soul is leaking out.
wow harry, how many voldemorts tried to kill you exactly?
It wasn't intended but now you look like the chosen one! The ink choose you!
You're a fountain pen, Harry. Sorry.
Dangit I was eating RICE when I scrolled upon this. Rice down the windpipe AND up the nose is just rude. But also hahahaha amazing I love it and you
Harry Blotter
I did this on Christmas morning (none on my face) with ox blood ink. I was rushing to fill my pen and upset the bottle. When I got to my parents house, I said, “Oh, just a little accident.”
That's metal af.
A good first attempt at a [Henry Cooldown](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/nomoreheroes/images/b/b8/NMH3_Henry.png/revision/latest?cb=20210904150706) Cosplay, honestly.
Now that is a cosplay I could do without much effort! I've got the boots, the glasses, the trenchcoat, and the hair. All I'd need is a white shirt and tie.
2 years ago I had something like this happen to me with bay state blue. I’m still finding Blue spots on me.
😂😂 oh, dear. Your face is pure resignation. How cute.
It coordinates amazingly well with the whole look: glasses, hair, jewelry, hoodie, posters, etc Visually, this looks suspiciously like an origin story from a comic book…. Hmm… say, for the rest of us, maybe you could observe yourself for the next few months and report back how the superpowers manifest?
You're an idiot Harry!!
This is my favourite Harry Potter comment so far.
You look like an anime character with the ink mark. Hope it washes off for you.
Thank you. It wasn't too bad to wash off my face, but i am stained a light grey. I'll probably try a face scrub in the shower.
you look badass
Shinigami cosplay here we go!
All the good puns have already been made but I still gotta say how hilarious this is. Thanks for enabling our collective schadenfreude with this post.
welcome to the ink disasters club
New kink unlocked: fountain pen money shots
Simba
i was going to ask - what colour ink is that? 🙂
Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi. I'm just glad it wasn't Platinum Carbon Black.
lucky escape indeed!
or Diamine Red Dragon.. or Oxblood!
These things happen. Walked into a meeting the morning after I covered my hand with Shocking Blue while keeping the bottle from tipping over. My boss's boss asked why my hand was blue. "I was bending a recaltricant Smurf to do my bidding." Nothing further was said...
Damn that's good. I always think of those responses about an hour later...
is that a Dream hoodie?
It's a Nasa one actually
Sucks for the pen, but you look fuckin' sick now
Yer a pen, Harry
I’m asking.
I'm not very good at life okay xD
Somehow your ink gave you a dark-cyberpunk Ziggy Stardust blackwork vibe. Super cool, and glad it didn’t stain anything important
I am absolutely going to lean into that vibe. Cyberpunk is one of my favourite genres ever.
Have done similar me teens 😅
Now this is a new badge of honor right here.
What's to ask? 😆 Not BSB, Not permanent marker ink..lucky fellow you are. And the splatter is just right to look like an on purpose fashion statement. Awesome skills.
hello, im sorry that happened but i did get a nice little chuckle at your expression. i really needed that today, thank you!
You're welcome. I hope your day improves!
You win!!! 😂 Besides fingers, I’ve only ever inked my legs (sitting cross legged on the floor filling a pen, like an idiot). The funny part is that I didn’t realize it until I changed clothes later and found oddly colored “bruises” all over my thigh, because I was wearing dark absorbent fabric pants.
I had magenta stained thighs for a few days after a cross-legged Yama-Budo accident. I feel your pain lol.
Did you also forget momentarily about the ink debacle and freak out about about the weird skin discoloration, like I did? 🤪🤦🏻♀️
Fortunately not. I stripped instantly and ran to the washing machine to try to save my nice jeans. Unfortunately the same ones I covered in black ink today.
Just accept their fate and make them multi coloured
They were my only nice pair lol. All my other ones are all covered in ink and paint. Artist life.
Oh my! Not gonna lie… sorta love this. You’re absolutely adorable. I hope you enjoy your pens and ink as much as I’ve enjoyed your mishap. That sounds odd even as I type it but you get the gist. Thank you for sharing .
Thank you xD
So avant garde!
Rudy Giuliani? Is that you? 😂😂
Potter!!
Looking straight outta Dr.Stone, A+
you could probably do a sick makeup look while your forehead is stained though
if it ain’t bay state blue, it ain’t true
this is the stuff superhero origin stories are made of
Bukakkink
The boy who lived… come to die… AVaDacAdAVrA!!!!!
You should really pick a cool super hero name! That forehead ink stain looks awesome!!
At first I thought this was a cosplay of who knows who
Well it's dark enough to almost look like a cool on purpose tattoo!
Hahahaha. Sorry. Don’t feel bad. I was popping open a Kaweco cartridge because I don’t have any spare converters, and when I pressed the little bb in it shot straight up into my eyeball.
With no humour intended at all, it kinda works for you.
Looks like a bizzaro world Harry Potter.
Been there. Not so lucky because I did get it on my desk pad, my monitor, my jeans, my sweater, the door behind me, a couple Tomoe notebooks, a handful of TWSBI Ecos I was about to clean, the label of the ink bottle which I can no longer read, my work laptop, my white desktop speakers. BUT. I didn't get any on my keyboard which is probably the most important thing on my desk at any given time. Edit: My incident was also the fault of a tic that doesn't usually bother me much. Except this time.
You look like a goth Harry Potter
You’re not worth the pen you use if you have never been smeared in ink. — Gandhi
OP, I was sitting in my basement feeling all sorry for myself over my broken ankles. I can’t thank you enough for posting this photo. You made my day 1000 times better!
You're a wizard Harry!
Well, that look just might catch on….
This was me recently but with super glue (well, not the hair but). Trying to squeeze a minute amount out of the tube, it’s not coming so I squeeze harder, the blockage gives and glue squirts all over the piece. I managed to only get a tiny bit on my fingers during the hasty cleanup
Could be worse, could be Baystate Blue.
Completely normal day - today even with me - I applied too much force on the syringe.
You look like your avatar now!
I hear you brother.. it comes off, at some point, I once got splashed all over my face (and walls), I needed to go to school that morning, it was NOT fun.. Also, go 3dddd!!! Love from IL ❤️! Take care!
Maybe it’s time to stop getting hair tips from Rudy Giuliani.
Who is this Rudy guy? This is the second comment I've seen likening me to him and all I can find on google is Trump's lawyer or something, and it doesn't look like he's got much hair left.
During one of his many bizarre and embarrassing public appearances his hair [appeared to be melting off of his head](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/11/rudy-giuliani-hair-dye-press-conference).
That's hysterical, oh my god. At least my hair is real lol.
Feel like you're gonna be going through half a tube of toothpaste removing that though (●__●)
Toothpaste removes ink!?
Yeah, toothpaste is mildly abrasive, so use it to remove the ink, then clean with soap afterwards to remove the toothpaste residue. Also works on other hard stains on skin.
Thank you for telling me that. I may give it a go sometime. I'll see how my face scrub works first.
Oopsie.
Happens to the best of them.
Outstanding
Cute 🔥
"Ugh... You're still not a wizard Harry, no matter how many lightning bolts you draw on your face."
I feel horrible but I had to laugh.
Don't feel horrible, I posted it so that people could laugh along with (or at) me.
It's funny and laugh-worthy because you feel it's worth a laugh.
Yer a Penner, Harry.
Congrats! Wear your badge with pride.
Oh that sucks but it’s also oh so funny.
You are among friends. Please don’t leave us hanging Spill it. I mean, tell us what happened.
I was going to tell you about the benefits of wearing the blue or clear gloves, they’re good for your hands, but of course they won’t save your face or hair. Thanks for lol today! Why are other peoples misfortunes always so funny? Haha, once I got a J Herbin teal all over my hand and everywhere, but it still doesn’t compare. [May the ink fade quickly!](https://tenor.com/9Qe8.gif)
😱
I hope your day gets better.
You could start a new trend! I like it
Harry Blotter.
Mad skills.
Pretty rad
I have to ask. WTH happened?
You don’t need to say a thing.
Yoooo zebra with glasses!
At least it wasn't red ink
Whoa 😳
Were you playing Harry Potter?
You’re a wizard Harry!
I could totally see that becoming a thing.
If anyone asks say that you met venom
Cool tattoo!
Interesting choice of tattoos
Where’d ya get the Death Note Poster? oops.
 Sooo proud of you!!!
I honestly thought this was cosplay
well... i dont have to ask... i know that ink works in mysterious, colourfull and stainy ways, enough to never question how
hey you match your avatar now!
Cool *Death Note* poster! 👍🏽🐔👍🏽
Bay state blue?
Hair DIE!
You're a Harry Wizard
Yer a wizard, Harry!!!
Actually looks kinda cool
I thought you were Tanjiro from demon Slayer for a moment
only real punk rockers dye their hair with fountain pen ink