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The pressure in the bulb of the fountain pen is 1 atmosphere as it is loaded with ink on the surface of earth. As we travel away from earth the pressure drops, so in the space where pressure is subatmospheric, the ink flows out,from inside out as favoured by the pressure gradient. Padmanbahan Raghu, India

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