Bob Blick wrote:
>> How far does the "average" person's pen tip travel after writing words?
>>
>> I want to know because I want to know how long a pen that claims it
>> can write for 2km will last me.
>
>
> 1 word = 0.01 meter
>
> 20000 words = 2 kilometers
>
> Doesn't sound like much.

I think you're one digit off.

20,000 words * 0.01 m/word = 200 m.

Also, 1 cm/word sounds awfully short. I would guess it's more like 4 
cm/word.

Vitaliy 

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